# rename-overwrite

> Like `fs.rename` but overwrites existing file or directory

Latest version **7.0.1** (published 2026-03-27) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install rename-overwrite
pnpm add rename-overwrite
yarn add rename-overwrite
bun add rename-overwrite
```

## Health

**Score 55/100 (C)** — status: active.

Positive: esm support; no vulnerabilities; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.0.1 |
| Published | 2026-03-27 |
| First published | 2017-07-02 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | >=22.13 |
| Dependencies | 2 |
| Unpacked size | 8 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 104 |
| Author | Zoltan Kochan |
| Maintainers | zkochan |
| Keywords | rename, move, fs |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/rename-overwrite
- Repository: https://github.com/zkochan/packages/tree/main/rename-overwrite
- Homepage: https://github.com/zkochan/packages/tree/main/rename-overwrite#readme
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/rename-overwrite

## Dependencies (2)

- [fs-extra](https://npm.io/package/fs-extra.md) 11.3.4
- [@zkochan/rimraf](https://npm.io/package/@zkochan/rimraf.md) ^4.0.0

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## Recent versions

- 7.0.1 (latest) — 2026-03-27
- 4.0.0 (next) — 2021-04-11
- 3.0.0 (pnpm-temp) — 2020-05-02
- 7.0.0 — 2026-03-11
- 6.0.6 — 2026-03-07
- 6.0.5 — 2026-03-07
- 6.0.4 — 2026-03-07
- 6.0.3 — 2025-05-16
- 6.0.2 — 2025-02-27
- 6.0.1 — 2025-02-27
- 6.0.0 — 2024-07-06
- 5.0.4 — 2024-07-06
- 5.0.3 — 2024-07-04
- 5.0.2 — 2024-07-04
- 5.0.1 — 2024-07-04
- … 16 more at https://npm.io/package/rename-overwrite/versions

## README

# rename-overwrite

> Like `fs.rename` but overwrites existing file or directory

## Install

Install it via npm.

```
<npm|yarn|pnpm> add rename-overwrite
```

## Usage

```js
const renameOverwrite = require('rename-overwrite')

renameOverwrite('old-dir-name', 'new-dir-name')
  .then(() => console.log('done'))
  .catch(err => console.log(err))
```

## API

### `renameOverwrite(oldPath, newPath) => Promise<void>`

Renames a file or directory asynchronously. Overwrites existing file or directory.

### `renameOverwrite.sync(oldPath, newPath)`

Renames a file or directory synchronously. Overwrites existing file or directory.

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)

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