Also I think the mv command will preserve the permissions and ownership of
the original files whil the cp command will not.
--Moby
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Trivass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 0547
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Moving directory/folder together with its files
>
>
> Hi Stephen,
>
> Use either the mv [move] command or cp [copy] command.
>
> Example
>
> Assume the following, you have a directory called docs and it is in the
> following location
>
> /home/liu/docs
>
> You want to move this directory to the following location
>
> /home/smith/docs
>
> >From the directory /home/liu use the mv command as follows
>
> mv docs /home/smith/docs
>
> But be aware that you must have the correct permissions to write to the
> /home/smith directory.
>
> Using cp, assuming the same scenario but this time you wish to copy rather
> than move directories. Use
>
> cp -R docs /home/smith
>
> This command copies the docs directory to /home/smith/docs
>
> Again make sure you have the correct permissions to do this.
>
> HTH
>
> Nigel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Liu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 29 June 2000 10:08
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Moving directory/folder together with its files
>
>
> Hi all people,
>
> Kindly advise the simplest/easiest method to move or copy a
> directory/folder
> including all files to a new location.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> B.R.
> Stephen
>
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