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--- labs:unix_basics [2016/03/25 02:38] – [Copy Files and Directories] admin
+++ labs:unix_basics [2017/03/15 16:07] (current) – [Move or Rename Files] admin
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 To make a copy of a file (''source'') and name it ''destination'':
-  ''cp <source> <destination>''
+  cp <source> <destination>
+For example
-To copy the contents of a directory, use the ''-r'' option.  ''-r'' means //recursively//.  For example,
+  cp myfile.txt myfilecopy.txt
+To copy a directory and its contents, use the ''-r'' option.  ''-r'' means //recursively//.  For example,
   cp -r my_src_directory destination_directory
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 If the destination is a directory, then the file(s) are moved into that directory.
+For example, to rename ''myfile.txt'' to ''newname.txt'', run
+  mv myfile.txt newname.txt
 ==== Delete Files ====
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