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Date: 2010jun3
Level: beginner
Environment: Eclipse

Q.  Eclipse: How do I rename a Java source file?

A.  You are probably renaming the class inside the file too.
Eclipse has a way to rename the file and the class in one step.

In Package Explorer:

Right click on your file.

Select Refactor > Rename...

If the Package View is not present you can switch to it my doing:

Window > Show View > Package Explorer

from the main menu.