To rename a file or directory on the remote system, locate and select (highlight) the file or directory that you would like to rename and do any one of the following:
Remote File -> Rename...
menu item from the menu
barCtrl + R
(Command + R
on Mac OS X) on your
key boardRename...
from the context menu When you do any of the above actions, a new dialog titled Rename Remote
File or Directory
is displayed allowing you to specify a new name.
From
Enter the name of the file or directory that you would like to rename.
If you have selected a file or directory in the remote pane before opening the
Rename Remote File or Directory
dialog, the From
field
is pre-populated with the selected object's name.
To
Enter the new name for the file or directory that you are renaming.
Rename
Clicking on this button would rename (or try to rename) the file or directory
and closes the Rename Remote File or Directory
dialog.
Cancel
Clicking this button would discard the input you have provided and closes the
Rename Remote File or Directory
dialog.
Help
Clicking this button displays this help topic.
In the
From
and To
fields, you may enter absolute
or relative path names. Below are a few examples to demonstrate how the rename
works based on the input you provide. All examples assume that your current
working directory is set to /wd
.
Example 1
If you enter old.txt
in the From
field and new.txt
in the To
field, the file /wd/old.txt
will be renamed
to /wd/new.txt
.
Example 2
If you enter old.txt
in the From
field and subDir/new.txt
in the To
field, the file /wd/old.txt
will be renamed
to /wd/subDir/new.txt
. In this case, the file is actually moved
to another directory. Make sure that the directory /wd/subDir
exists
in order for this to work.
Example 3
If you enter /dir1/sample.txt
in the From
field and
/dir2/sample.txt
in the To
field, the file sample.txt
will be moved from /dir1
to /dir2
.
All the above examples would work well even with directories; i.e. you can rename
or move directories just the same way as you could with files.