fs-extra
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fs-extra contains methods that aren't included in the vanilla Node.js fs package. Such as mkdir -p, cp -r, and rm -rf.
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# move(src, dest, [options, callback])
Moves a file or directory, even across devices.
- `src` `<String>`
- `dest` `<String>`
- `options` `<Object>`
- `overwrite` `<boolean>`: overwrite existing file or directory, default is `false`.
- `callback` `<Function>`
## Example:
```js
const fs = require('fs-extra')
fs.move('/tmp/somefile', '/tmp/does/not/exist/yet/somefile', err => {
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log('success!')
})
fs.move('/tmp/somefile', '/tmp/does/not/exist/yet/somefile')
.then(() => {
console.log('success!')
})
.catch(err => {
// handle error
})
```
**Using `overwrite` option**
```js
const fs = require('fs-extra')
fs.move('/tmp/somedir', '/tmp/may/already/existed/somedir', { overwrite: true }, err => {
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log('success!')
})
```