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en:handbook:commands [2012/06/02 16:21]
naitsirhc fix broken wget example
en:handbook:commands [2016/10/01 07:30] (current)
hgt Examples are more fit to illustrate renaming than copying of file contents.
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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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