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<h2><a name="renameexts">RenameExtensions</a></h2>
<h3><i>Deprecated</i></h3>
<p><i>This task has been deprecated. Use the <a href="../CoreTasks/move.html">move</a>
task with a <a href="../CoreTypes/mapper.html#glob-mapper">glob mapper</a> instead.</i></p>
<h3>Description</h3>
<p>Renames files in the <code>srcDir</code> directory ending with the
<code>fromExtension</code> string so that they end with the
<code>toExtension</code> string. Files are only replaced if
<code>replace</code> is true
</p>
<p>See the section on
<a href="../dirtasks.html#directorybasedtasks">directory based tasks</a>, on how the
inclusion/exclusion of files works, and how to write patterns.
This task forms an implicit <a href="../CoreTypes/fileset.html">FileSet</a> and
supports all attributes of <code><fileset></code>
(<code>dir</code> becomes <code>srcDir</code>) as well as the nested
<code><include></code>, <code><exclude></code> and
<code><patternset></code> elements.</p>
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
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<td valign="top"><b>Attribute</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Description</b></td>
<td align="center" valign="top"><b>Required</b></td>
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<td valign="top">defaultexcludes</td>
<td valign="top">indicates whether default excludes should be used or not
("yes"/"no"). Default excludes are used when
omitted.</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">excludes</td>
<td valign="top">comma separated list of patterns of files that must be
excluded. No files (except default excludes) are excluded when
omitted.</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">excludesfile</td>
<td valign="top">the name of a file. Each line of this file is
taken to be an exclude pattern</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">fromExtention</td>
<td valign="top">The string that files must end in to be renamed</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">includes</td>
<td valign="top">comma separated list of patterns of files that must be
included. All files are included when omitted.</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">includesfile</td>
<td valign="top">the name of a file. Each line of this file is
taken to be an include pattern</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">replace</td>
<td valign="top">Whether the file being renamed to should be
replaced if it already exists</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">srcDir</td>
<td valign="top">The starting directory for files to search in</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">Yes</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">toExtension</td>
<td valign="top">The string that renamed files will end with on
completion</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">Yes</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Examples</h3>
<blockquote>
<p><code><renameext srcDir="/source/project1"
includes="**"
excludes="**/samples/*"
fromExtension=".java.keep"
toExtension=".java"
replace="true"/>
</code>
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</blockquote>
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