01-25-2010
mv directories question
I'm really new to Unix and its commands. I tried to move a file from the home directory to another one but I didn't type the full name of the new directory. I think the computer created another directory in the home directory and put it in there. However, now I can't access it and it doesn't even say its a directory. Is there any way to fix this?
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mvdir(1M) System Administration Commands mvdir(1M)
NAME
mvdir - move a directory
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/mvdir dirname name
DESCRIPTION
mvdir moves directories within a file system. dirname must be a directory. If name does not exist, it will be created as a directory. If
name does exist, and is a directory, dirname will be created as name/dirname. dirname and name may not be on the same path; that is, one
may not be subordinate to the other. For example:
example% mvdir x/y x/z
is legal, but
example% mvdir x/y x/y/z
is not.
OPERANDS
dirname The name of the directory that is to be moved to another directory in the filesystem.
name The name of the directory into which dirname is to be moved. If name does not exist, it will be created. It may not be on
the same path as dirname.
USAGE
See largefile(5) for the description of the behavior of mvdir when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2**31 bytes).
EXIT STATUS
0 Successful operation.
>0 Operation failed.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
mkdir(1), mv(1), attributes(5), largefile(5)
SunOS 5.10 14 Mar 1997 mvdir(1M)