Exercise 11: Moving a File (mv)
In this exercise you learn how to move a file from one location to another using the mv command.
Do This
Linux/macOS
Windows
> cd temp
> mv awesome.txt uncool.txt
> ls
Directory: C:\Users\zed\temp
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 12/22/2011 4:52 PM newplace
d---- 12/22/2011 4:52 PM something
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 iamcool.txt
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 neat.txt
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 thefourthfile.txt
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 uncool.txt
> mv newplace oldplace
> ls
Directory: C:\Users\zed\temp
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 12/22/2011 4:52 PM oldplace
d---- 12/22/2011 4:52 PM something
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 iamcool.txt
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 neat.txt
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 thefourthfile.txt
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 uncool.txt
> mv oldplace newplace
> ls newplace
Directory: C:\Users\zed\temp\newplace
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 awesome.txt
> ls
Directory: C:\Users\zed\temp
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 12/22/2011 4:52 PM newplace
d---- 12/22/2011 4:52 PM something
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 iamcool.txt
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 neat.txt
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 thefourthfile.txt
-a--- 12/22/2011 4:49 PM 0 uncool.txt
>
You Learned This
Moving files or, rather, renaming them. It's easy: give the old name and the new name.
Do More
- Move a file in the newplace directory to another directory, then move it back.