# Folder renaming

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/folder-renaming/63974>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 20, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/folder-renaming/63974 "2006-06-20T22:19:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kofuchs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kofuchs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kofuchs)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/folder-renaming/63974/1 "2006-06-20T22:19:45Z")

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How can I rename a folder with Ruby?

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**Author:** ![kofuchs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kofuchs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kofuchs)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/folder-renaming/63974/2 "2006-06-20T22:36:21Z")

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Klaus Fuchs wrote:

> How can I rename a folder with Ruby?

File.rename(old\_name, new\_name)

Works on directories too.

Tom

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**Author:** ![kofuchs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kofuchs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kofuchs)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/folder-renaming/63974/3 "2006-06-20T22:36:43Z")

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On Tuesday 20 June 2006 22:19, Klaus Fuchs wrote:

> How can I rename a folder with Ruby?

require ‘fileutils’  
FileUtils.move “source”, “target”