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--- copy_move_delete [2016/08/21 11:24] – walkeradmin
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 ===== Copy Move Delete =====
+<color darkorange>2016</color>
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+To <color darkred>Copy/Delete</color> a file use <color darkred>cp</color>
-To copy a file or directory use <color darkred>cp</color>
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     To copy a file use:
     cp filename path/filename
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     To copy the file test.txt to the folder /home/pi/new
     cp test.txt /home/pi/new
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+Copying Directories (and contained files)
+    To copy a directory
+    cp -avr source_directory destination_directory
+    To copy the directory /home/pi/dir1 to the folder /home/pi/test
+    cp -avr /home/pi/dir1 /home/pi/test
+    Now you will have a /home/pi/test/dir directory
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+The attributes <color darkred>-avr</color> represent
+    a   Preserve the specified attributes such as directory and file mode, ownership, timestamps, etc.
+    v   Show results
+    r   Recursive, action all subfolders and files.
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+To <color darkred>Move</color> use <color darkred>mv</color>
+    To Move a file
+    mv source destination
+    To move a file called test.txt from /home/pi to /home/pi/tmp
+    mv /home/pi/test.txt /home/pi/tmp
+    mv works with directorys too
+    To move the folder /home/pi/Trial to the folder /mnt use
+    mv /home/pi/Trial /mnt (you may need to sudo depending on destination directory rights)
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+To <color darkred>Delete</color> use <color darkred>rm</color>
+    To Delete a file
+    rm filename
+    To delete a directory (even if it is empty)
+    rm -R directory
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