Unix: Visual QuickStart Guide

Moving files with mv

Moving directories and files means moving them from one location (think of location as an absolute file path, like /home/ejr/aFile) in your system to another location (say, /temp/File or /home/ejr/AnotherFile). Essentially, you have only one version of a file, and you change the location of that version. For example, you might move a directory when you're reorganizing your directories and files. Or, you might move a file to rename it—that is, move a file from one name to another name.

You move directories and files using mv, as shown in Code Listing 2.8.

To move a file or directory:

1.	ls To begin, use ls to verify the name of the file you want to move. If you're changing the name of the file, you'll want to ensure that ...