LKBEN10991: Howto move a complete directory structure under linux with a command line
LKB | Created: 02/04/2020 | Version: 0 | Language: EN | Rating: 0 | Outdated: False | Marked for deletion: False
Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Symptom
You need to move a complete directory structure at once
Cause
none
Solution
You can use the mv (=move) command to do the job.
To move a directory called "ToMove" from /tmp to your home drive you can type:
mv /tmp/ToMove ~/
The the ~ stand for your home directory. (you can also write it out)
About the Author
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux in different European countries and different European languages. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform where he is one of the most important contributors and the main developer.