package files import ( "fmt" "io" "os" ) func MoveFile(sourcePath, destPath string) error { inputFile, err := os.Open(sourcePath) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("couldn't open source file: %s", err) } outputFile, err := os.Create(destPath) if err != nil { inputFile.Close() return fmt.Errorf("couldn't open dest file: %s", err) } defer outputFile.Close() _, err = io.Copy(outputFile, inputFile) inputFile.Close() if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("writing to output file failed: %s", err) } // The copy was successful, so now delete the original file err = os.Remove(sourcePath) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("failed removing original file: %s", err) } return nil }