Renaming a file import java.io.*; public class Rename { public static void main(String[] argv) throws IOException { // Construct the file object. Does NOT create a file on disk! File f = new File("Rename.java'"); // backup of this source file. // Rename the backup file to "junk.dat" // Renaming requires a File object for the target. f.renameTo(new File("junk.dat")); } }