How can I move all files and folders from one directory to another via mv command?

Aug 17, 2021 · 2 how can I move files and folders from a folder to another directory? I am using mv and my files is in a subfolder. do I have to use ../ to specify the path? I use cd / to go to the root. my folder …

Apr 13, 2016 · How i usually do this: packing the subdir content into a tarball, moving the tarball up to the parent directory and then extract it with the default --overwrite behaviour.

Aug 24, 2011 · I have a directory that is unpacked, but is in a folder. How can I move the contents up one level? I am accessing CentOS via SSH.

Mar 30, 2015 · mv directory and contents to new directory Ask Question Asked 10 years, 9 months ago Modified 3 years, 9 months ago

tar keeps permissions, ownership and directory structure intact, but converts everything into a stream of bytes. You run a "subshell" (the parenthesized commands) that change directory, and then get tar to …

Jan 17, 2017 · To move a file to the current directory you (as you correctly surmised) need to indicate which directory to move to. This is because mv will note that the destination is a directory and will not …

May 3, 2014 · If I use mv to move a folder called "folder" to a directory that already contains "folder" will they merge or will it be replaced?

Nov 21, 2013 · Run this command at the main directory that contains sub-directories with the files you wish to move. Where you can change *.flac to anything like *.zip in your case.

Mar 5, 2019 · 0 I wanted to recursively move files from a folder (Pictures) to another (Picturesnew). The "Pictures" Folder had many subfolders and and hence I used this command after following up the …