Move file from one location to another in or command mv in Go (Golang)

os.Rename() function can be used to mv or move a file from one location to another. It is equivalent to command ‘mv’ of Linux. Below is the signature of the function

func Rename(oldpath, newpath string) error

Code:

package main
import (
"log"
"os"
)
func main() {
//Create a file
file, err := os.Create("temp.txt")
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer file.Close()
//Change permission so that it can be moved
err = os.Chmod("temp.txt", 0777)
if err != nil {
log.Println(err)
}
newLocation := "~/Desktop/temp.txt"
err = os.Rename("temp.txt", newLocation)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}