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Moving a file to a different directory

Previously, we saw that the mv command can be used to change the name of a file.

The mv command can also be used to move a file from one directory to another. For example, this command would move file ~/potatoes to directory /u/trixie/typos:

    % mv ~/potatoes /u/trixie/typos

After the execution of this command, the pathname of the file should be /u/trixie/typos/potatoes.

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See also: How to organize large collections of files
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Last updated: 1995/12/04 19:39:34 UT
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