move a directory in rust

To move a directory in Rust, you can use the fs::rename function from the std::fs module of the Rust standard library. The rename function can be used to move files as well, not just directories.

Here's an example code snippet that moves a directory from one location to another in Rust:

main.rs
use std::fs;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let source_path = "/tmp/my_directory";
    let target_path = "/home/user/moved_directory";
    fs::rename(source_path, target_path)?;
    Ok(())
}
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In this example, we import the fs module from the Rust standard library, which provides file I/O functionality. We then define the paths of the source directory (source_path) and the target directory (target_path).

Next, we use the fs::rename function to move the directory from the source path to the target path. The function returns a std::io::Result that we can use to handle errors that may occur during the file move. In this case, we use the ? operator to propagate the error if it occurs, or return Ok(()) if the file move is successful.

Note that the fs::rename function will fail if the target directory already exists. If you want to overwrite the target directory if it already exists, you can use the fs::remove_dir_all function to delete it before moving the source directory. Be careful when using this function, as it will permanently delete the directory and all its contents.