mike@shiner $ mv one.txt two.txt three.txt foobar
If the last argument isn't a directory, then you'll see an error.
mike@shiner $ mv one.txt two.txt three.txt
mv: target `three.txt' is not a directory
April 26, 2011
Moving multiple files
I recently learned that you can move multiple files in one invocation of mv. As long as the last argument is a directory, then all the previous files/directories will be moved into it.
If the last argument isn't a directory, then you'll see an error.
If the last argument isn't a directory, then you'll see an error.
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Another way to do this is with the -t argument. -t lets you specify the target directory:
ReplyDeletemv -t foobar one.txt two.txt three.txt
I've found this useful in combination with xargs:
ls *.txt | xargs mv -t foobar
Thanks, I found this post interesting. Curious if you find avantages to AB over Apache's Jmeter?
ReplyDeleteGreat article. I learned lot of things. Thanks for sharing.
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