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RenameExtensions

Deprecated

This task has been deprecated. Use the move task with a glob mapper instead.

Description

Renames files in the srcDir directory ending with the fromExtension string so that they end with the toExtension string. Files are only replaced if replace is true

See the section on directory based tasks, on how the inclusion/exclusion of files works, and how to write patterns. This task forms an implicit FileSet and supports all attributes of <fileset> (dir becomes srcDir) as well as the nested <include>, <exclude> and <patternset> elements.

Parameters

Attribute Description Required
defaultexcludes indicates whether default excludes should be used or not ("yes"/"no"). Default excludes are used when omitted. No
excludes comma- or space-separated list of patterns of files that must be excluded. No files (except default excludes) are excluded when omitted. No
excludesfile the name of a file. Each line of this file is taken to be an exclude pattern No
fromExtention The string that files must end in to be renamed Yes
includes comma- or space-separated list of patterns of files that must be included. All files are included when omitted. No
includesfile the name of a file. Each line of this file is taken to be an include pattern No
replace Whether the file being renamed to should be replaced if it already exists No
srcDir The starting directory for files to search in Yes
toExtension The string that renamed files will end with on completion Yes

Examples

<renameext srcDir="/source/project1" includes="**" excludes="**/samples/*" fromExtension=".java.keep" toExtension=".java" replace="true"/>


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