Linux Copy, Move & Rename Files

so into our previous video already we

have seen how we can create a fur so let

us begin well if I want to copy move or

rename of what the commands would be

using here so if I want to copy a file

we have a CP command

same way if I want to remove or rename a

file we have a MV command so MV

basically is a move command where we can

locate a directory or a file created on

one location to any particular location

so basic basically it is cut and paste

you are cutting from original location

and you're pasting it into a different

location that is a move same way this

particular command can also be used for

renaming of a so basically concept which

generally it follows is it cuts a file

from the same location and paste the

file into the same location with a

different name so generally it is again

used for renaming of well the next

command we have that is CP CP is for

copying of so you can copy a file in the

same location with a different name or

you can copy a file into the different

location as well the difference between

move and copy is Mobile delete the file

from the origin location and it will be

completely transferred to the other

location while the copy will keep the

data in both the location the original

as well as the destination location

which we generally use into the Windows

operating system as well let us check

into the terminal

how we use this commands so here on the

suite you we are going to see how to

rename a file first so into our earlier

video we have created file1 and file2

for example i want to rename this file

file1 so if i want to rename the file i

can give the command MV so as we have

already discussed earlier we can use mp4

in naming the file as well as we can use

the same command for moving a file as

well first I am going to rename it I

want to rename a file with name file 1

to a new file name for example I am

going to define the file name as dock 1

and hit enter

QT come on less long can find file 1 is

not there and we got the command or

default with name doc one let's check

the doc one so doc one you can check the

content of the doc one by giving the

command cat doc one can see we have at

the same line here the cat file come on

is to add in the file system

simultaneously so this was the content

of the doc one same what we had into the

file one right so here what we did is we

move the data from or the file one from

the same location and we have just

copied it on the same location that's

what exactly the moving does so for

example now I want to move this doc one

from my home directory to the desktop so

if I want to do that I can give the same

command MV for moving a file which while

I want to move us doc one now where I

want to move I want to move into home

who stick stopped my trainers tech stop

so trainer slash desktop index top D

should be capital hit enter and I can

see it graphically also we can see your

doc one is moved here now if I give the

command ll there is no doc one that

means I have moved the file from my home

directory to the desktop same way if I

want to move back again I can give the

command MV where I have located the doc

one the source complete path I have net

redefine home slash trainer slash

desktop slash the document file name doc

one and where I want to move it for

moving it here itself just I'll give the

dot okay so the next op spelling is

wrong I need to add right so you can

check from there we cannot find doc one

now it is moved back to your

location so defying a same location you

can also define dot now same way if I

want to move all files from here to any

particular location I can also define by

giving dot to the other location all of

I want to define any particular file

which is starting with D I want to move

it to any other location like for

example I want to move it to slash home

slash trainer slash documents so we also

have the document directory into the

trainer let us check it does is it does

not have here now this D file there's a

file which you're starting with D was

your only doc one so we have moved into

the document so if I want to move inside

the document directory I can give the

command CD space document and hit enter

you can see doc one is located over here

this means how you can move a file from

one location to another location or if

you can rename a file by using the MV

command itself now here I'm going to

show you the another command which we

are going to discuss here that is your

copy so into our previous video we have

seen we have already moved a file from

the other location to this location

right now this is I am into the

documents wiggins check the PWD command

I am in the document I am in - slash

home slash trainer and slash documents

means I'm in a documents of the trainer

user now I want to copy this doc one in

the same place with a different name I

can do it how we'll be doing it by

giving the command CP doc 1 and I want

to save this file over here itself with

a different name for example we can add

with demo 1 hit enter let us check we

got both defaults then one under doc

want

now if I want to copy the same file on

my desktop I'll be giving the command

home slash trainer or if suppose I want

to define the same file here I can also

define the name of the file like demo

one I want to copy to slash home slash

trainer slash desktop and if I give you

ten - it will copy the file with the

same name demo one now if I want to copy

the file the same file demo1 with a

different name what I'll do I'll just

give the name of the file which I want

to keep it over there so I'll just

define the file name as data one so it

is a copy of demo one with the name data

one let us check the content of demo one

or your existing original file demo1

this is the content even here if I click

and - demo one I'll get the same content

into it right same way even here I will

get the same content got it

that means we have treated a copy of

this document into multiple places so

this is we have seen how we can use MV

command for renaming a file MV command

for moving a file as well as MV command

we have used for replacing a file or to

change the location of a file same here

we have seen copy command we have copied

the file into the same location as well

as into a different location with the

same name as well as into a different

name so in the next video I am coming up

with more file management