HP 9000 Series User Manual

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Moving and Copying Files between Directories
The mv command can b e used to mo
ve les from one lename to another or
from one directory to another. F
or example, to move myfile into the projects
directory,typ e:
$cd Move to your home dir
ectory rst.
$ mv myfile projects
The general form of the
mv command is as follows:
mv from path to path
where from path is the le name or path name of the le y
ou wantto move,
and to path is the name of the path where you are moving the le.
Copying Files
To copy a le into a dierent directory, use the cp command. For example, to
make a copyof myfile named myfile2 in the projects directory,typ e:
$ cp myfile projects/myfile2
To make a new version of myfile2 named myfile3 in your current directory,
type:
$ cp projects/myfile2 myfile3
The general form of the cp command is as follows:
cp from path to path
where from path is the le name or path name of the le y
ou want to copy, and
to path is the path name of the directory or le to whic
hyou are copying.
Caution
If you copy a le to a directory,even if the directory has the
same name as the le, the directory will not be destroyed. But
a le of the same name in that directory would b e.
As a general rule, before using mv or cp , use ls or lsf to
ensure that the target le name to whichyou wanttomoveor
copy do esn't already exist.
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HP 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	9000 Series
Category	Server
Language	English