Multiple files move into another directory in NodeJS

Question

I want to move multiple files from source directory to destination directory.

I tried with multiple package but its moving the folder itself. but i would like to move one the files contain in the source directory into destination directory.

mv('/opt/output/', '/opt/sentFiles' ,function(err) {
    var destination = path.join( '/opt/sentFiles',files[i])
});

I tried for child_process then mv package. mv package is working but. its move source folder itself to destination folder. actually i want to move files from source folder exp output/* sentfile/*

Vivek Molkar · Answer 1 · 2018-10-16T07:32:49.777

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You can simply achieve this using the fs module, ideally, you have to do is use the rename function form fs module. There is also a Synchronous version renameSync.

According to your requirements, all you have to do is get the list of files you wish to move and loop over to move(rename) them.

Following is the simple test code I tried to move a single file:

var fs = require('fs');

// Assuming all files are in same folder
let files = ['test1.txt', 'test2.txt', 'test3.txt']; 

// I am using simple for, you can use any variant here
for (var i = files.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    var file = files[i];
    fs.rename('./source/' + file, './dest/' + file, function(err) {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log('Move complete.');
    });
}

//-------------------------- OUTPUT --------------------------
// Directory Structure Before Move
.
├── dest
├── index.js
├── package.json
└── source
    ├── test1.txt
    ├── test2.txt
    └── test3.txt

// Directory Structure After Move
.
├── dest
│   ├── test1.txt
│   ├── test2.txt
│   └── test3.txt
├── index.js
├── package.json
└── source

Hope it helps!

edited Oct 16 '18 at 07:32

answered Oct 16 '18 at 04:53

Vivek Molkar

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Hi Vivek Molkar,I want to send multiple files. can you help me out this – Jay Oct 16 '18 at 07:08
@Jaykumar plz check – Vivek Molkar Oct 16 '18 at 07:33
Hi @vivek its working for single file move. not for multiple file. Thanks for your help – Jay Oct 17 '18 at 09:39
HI Vivek, I want access array object outside the loop but its returning null value var result = []; for (var i=0; i < 10; i++) { result.push[i]; } – Jay Oct 17 '18 at 09:59
Change square brackets to circular ones; `var result = []; for (var i=0; i < 10; i++) { result.push(i); }` push is a function – Vivek Molkar Oct 17 '18 at 13:07
Have you tried the edited code? It moves multiple files – Vivek Molkar Oct 17 '18 at 13:07
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/182032/discussion-between-vivek-molkar-and-jaykumar). – Vivek Molkar Oct 17 '18 at 13:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 01 '21 at 13:16

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This task can be done easily with fs-jetpack:

const jetpack = require("fs-jetpack");

const src = jetpack.cwd("path/to/source/folder");
const dst = jetpack.cwd("path/to/destination/folder");

// Here assuming we want to move all .txt files, but 
// of corse this can be configured in any way.
src.find({ matching: "*.txt" }).forEach(filePath => {
  src.move(filePath, dst.path(filePath));
});

answered Dec 01 '21 at 13:16

Jakub Szwacz

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Thank your for this answer! It's exactly what i was searching for! – Eddy Francisco Oct 10 '22 at 17:07

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