<move>
The <move> task gives you the ability to move a file or set of files to a different directory. Either the file attribute or a fileset can be specified, but in both cases, if the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten by default. A more refined use is to set the overwrite attribute to false, in which case, an existing file will be overwritten only if the candidate to replace it is newer. A full list of attributes is given in Table 4.63.
<move> can also be used to rename a file using the file and tofile attributes. Furthermore, a nested mapper element can be used to rename sets of files.
| Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | |
| file (required if fileset elements are not specified) | The name ... |
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