MV Command in linux explained
Mv means move
To rename
To move
mv [Option] source destination
Note:makesure to wait some time if you are moving large& multiple files
Ex: by renaming /var/www/html/var/www/html/all directories
Renaming file in linux
mv file1.txt desired name.txt
If file exist it’s overwrites, if not it will create.
-i asks for confirmation moving file
-f confirmation for overwriting (if write protected)
-b backup original file ~
mv -b file1 filed
ls
Filed file1~
-n existing file not overwrites
ls
file1.txt file2.txt
mv -n file1.txt xfile.txt
ls -l
file1.txt
file2.txt
xfile.txt
cp command(to copy)
To copy single file
ls
file1.txt
cp file1.txt file2.php
ls
file1.txt
file2.php
copying directory
cp dir dir2
copying multiple internal directories recurorivsely
cp -r /var/www/html /etc/home/usr
-b for backup
-s to specify backup file name
-i overwritten confirmation
-l hardlink instead of creating new file.
–preserve to preserve file attributes &ownership details