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labs:unix_basics [2016/09/15 20:12] – [ssh] adminlabs:unix_basics [2017/03/15 16:07] (current) – [Move or Rename Files] admin
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   cp <source> <destination>   cp <source> <destination>
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 +For example
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 +  cp myfile.txt myfilecopy.txt
  
 To copy a directory and its contents, use the ''-r'' option.  ''-r'' means //recursively// For example,  To copy a directory and its contents, use the ''-r'' option.  ''-r'' means //recursively// For example, 
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 If the destination is a directory, then the file(s) are moved into that directory. If the destination is a directory, then the file(s) are moved into that directory.
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 +For example, to rename ''myfile.txt'' to ''newname.txt'', run
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 +  mv myfile.txt newname.txt
 ==== Delete Files ==== ==== Delete Files ====
  
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