2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 146b4133d2f..0b0672ccc25 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -485,6 +485,13 @@ FilePath FileUtils::homePath()
     return FilePath::fromString(QDir::cleanPath(QDir::homePath()));
 }
 
+bool FileUtils::renameFile(const FilePath &srcFilePath, const FilePath &tgtFilePath)
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(!srcFilePath.needsDevice(), return false);
+    QTC_ASSERT(srcFilePath.scheme() == tgtFilePath.scheme(), return false);
+    return QFile::rename(srcFilePath.path(), tgtFilePath.path());
+}
+
 QByteArray FileReader::fetchQrc(const QString &fileName)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(fileName.startsWith(':'), return QByteArray());
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 230558bc13b..616feb3eabc 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ public:
     static FilePath commonPath(const FilePath &oldCommonPath, const FilePath &fileName);
     static QByteArray fileId(const FilePath &fileName);
     static FilePath homePath();
+    static bool renameFile(const FilePath &srcFilePath, const FilePath &tgtFilePath);
 };
 
 template<typename T>