Charles Stack on Thu, 20 Jan 2000 11:23:28 -0500 (EST)


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RE: [PLUG] Question...Renaming files and directories


Thanks, I'll give mv a try!

cjs

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Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 11:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [PLUG] Question...Renaming files and directories


mv again :)
just do "mv oldname newname"
it works for directories and files both.  watch out for overwriting stuff
tho.

Casey Liscum                          - I believe the technical term is
'oops...'
cwl22@drexel.edu
http://blankspace.org/

On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Charles Stack wrote:

>
> I know I can use mv to move files from one location to another and cp to
> copy them.  But, how do I do a simple renaming?
>
> Thanks,
>
> cjs
>
>
>
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