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 ===== Move (rename) files or directories ===== ===== Move (rename) files or directories =====
  
-The mv command takes the contents of a file and copies it to a new file, then deletes the original file:+When source and target file are in the same file system and the target file does not exist, the mv command simply renames the source file: 
    
 <code> $ mv file1 file2 </code> <code> $ mv file1 file2 </code>
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 <code> $ mv file1 file2 dir1 dir2 ~/Documents </code> <code> $ mv file1 file2 dir1 dir2 ~/Documents </code>
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 +When renaming is not possible, the mv command takes the contents of a file and copies it to a new file, then deletes the original file.
  
 ===== Create a new file ===== ===== Create a new file =====
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 <code> $ rm -rf /home/hacker/Templates </code> <code> $ rm -rf /home/hacker/Templates </code>
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 +<note important>Be careful when using this option. It will delete everything without asking!</note>
  
 Note you can also use the //-i// option to remove files or directories and their contents interactively: Note you can also use the //-i// option to remove files or directories and their contents interactively:
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 ===== Talk on IRC ===== ===== Talk on IRC =====
  
-To discuss and transfer files via the many IRC servers available, SliTaz provides Rhapsody. The IRC client is simple, fast and lightweight, providing a pleasant, easy to handle ncurses configuration menu. To start the application from a terminal connecting to server (//irc.toile-libre.org//) and joining //#slitaz//: +To discuss and transfer files via the many IRC servers available, SliTaz provides LostIRC. The IRC client is simple, fast and lightweight, providing a pleasant, easy to handle GTK configuration menu. One of the main IRC channels for slitaz is irc.freenode.net#slitaz
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-<code> +
- $ rhapsody +
- /connect irc.freenode.net +
- /join #slitaz +
-</code> +
  
 ===== Download files ===== ===== Download files =====
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 To download various file formats on the internet, you have the //wget// command. To grab a simple html page, the contents of a folder or an entire website: To download various file formats on the internet, you have the //wget// command. To grab a simple html page, the contents of a folder or an entire website:
  
-<code>  $ wget http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/handbook/ </code> +<code>  $ wget http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/ </code> 
  
 ===== List the available partitions ===== ===== List the available partitions =====
 
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