Moving files
■ mv
• Warning: will silently overwrite existing files!
• Arguments: a source filename and a target filename
Command New file
mv a b ./b “rename”
mvadir/b dir/b
• Other form: one or more source filenames and a target directory
• Use it to move directories as well
mvabcdir dir/a, dir/b, dir/c
mv dir/a. ./a
mv* dir
dir/…
Moves all files in current directory
Deleting files ■ rm • Warning: will delete files permanently. • rm a • rm a b c •...
Opening other files on Mac OS How to open non-text files? Mac OS: "open" • Opens the program associated...
How to Remove Directories (Folders) To remove an empty directory use the -d option. rm -d dirname Copy To remove non-empty...
Listing text files cat • Best for small files-no paging • May mess up your terminal • Use “reset”...
PWD – Print Working Directory At the command line type pwd
Safety first: the -i switch • Prompt before overwriting or deleting files • Use the-i switch • “cp-i” and...
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