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Re: [cobalt-users] [Raq4] how move a whole dir with subdirs to another dir ?
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [Raq4] how move a whole dir with subdirs to another dir ?
- From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun Sep 16 09:48:23 2001
- Organization: nobaloney.net
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
Gerald Young wrote:
> ## ok i dont think mv has a recursive option it will move all dirs and sub dire
> files etc.
Yep... a directory is simply a file with attribute bits set so the
operating system can use it as a directory.
When you "mv" it you simply move the file from where it was to the new
location. The contents, including all the pointers to other files and
subdirectories, moves with it.
Jeff
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