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Saturday, 26 January 2013

Basic command for Linux Part 4

Basic command for Linux Part 4

10) To copy files and directories

 cp - copy files and directories

#cp <source>  <destination>

To copy file:

example:
# cp test /root/
# cd /root/
# ll test
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root     0 Jan 23 03:04 test
To copy folders

#cp -r dirtest/ /test/

11) To move directories and files

 mv - move (rename) files

DESCRIPTION ;
       Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

# mv dirtest/ /root/dirtest/
# cd /root/dirtest/
# ll
total 4
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Jan 23 03:08 dirtest
[#
To rename the file or directories :

# mv dirtest test
# ll
total 4
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Jan 23 03:08 test

continue....

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