copy_move_delete
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Copy Move Delete
2016
To Copy/Delete a file use cp
To copy a file use: cp filename path/filename To copy the file test.txt to the folder /home/pi/new cp test.txt /home/pi/new
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
The attributes -avr 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.
To Move use mv
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)
To Delete use rm
To Delete a file rm filename To delete a directory (even if it is empty) rm -R directory
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