Move a folder with all contents

paulgadsdon · 03-16-2015, 07:19 AM

hi

i need to move a directory from a subdomain to the root

the folder i need moved is in subdomains/magdev/public_html/images

and I need to move up to the root public_html of my hosting space, my structure looks like this

public_html
-images
subdomains
-magdev
--public_html
---images

So I need to move the bottom images directory to the top one

Can anyone help

Cheers

pan64 · 03-16-2015, 07:51 AM

What have you tried? have you checked the command mv ?

ut0ugh1 · 03-16-2015, 07:54 AM

sudo mv -R

paulgadsdon · 03-16-2015, 07:54 AM

Yes, just cant quite get it

mv /images/* /../public_html/images*

Or something like this. i am in the directory

subdomains/magdev/public_html

Cheers

pan64 · 03-16-2015, 08:01 AM

sudo mv /full/path/to/images /full/path/to/new/location/images

paulgadsdon · 03-16-2015, 08:13 AM

Yes that makes sense, but does that move the images or the folders?

I have folders inside folders so need to recursive

I have to be careful here as I have 16000 images and 4.8GB

Thanks

AnanthaP · 03-16-2015, 08:24 AM

I don't know why linux/unix users seem to be unwilling to try GUI solutions. Is it macho to try CLI without a clue?

Since nothing is mentioned about distinct users, I presume that you are in the correct login and having all rights. ie no user rights issues.

A simple drag and drop in your favourite (or default X system)should do it.

OK

paulgadsdon · 03-16-2015, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnanthaP

I don't know why linux/unix users seem to be unwilling to try GUI solutions. Is it macho to try CLI without a clue?

Since nothing is mentioned about distinct users, I presume that you are in the correct login and having all rights. ie no user rights issues.

A simple drag and drop in your favourite (or default X system)should do it.

OK

Oh please, i am working on a server, i only have shell access and I have never, ever seen a linux server with a GUI

pan64 · 03-16-2015, 08:59 AM

A directory is a container. Moving the directory will move (obviously) everything in it. What else can happen?

Dopeamin · 03-16-2015, 05:52 PM

cd into directory you moving.
cd subdomains/magdev/public_html/images
then do mv * /public_html/images

jlinkels · 03-16-2015, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulgadsdon

I have to be careful here as I have 16000 images and 4.8GB

Try it on a small test directory first?

jlinkels

paulgadsdon · 03-17-2015, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dopeamin

cd into directory you moving.
cd subdomains/magdev/public_html/images
then do mv * /public_html/images

I marked this as useful but this isnt going to work either as the subdomains directory is at the same level as the root

I need to go ip on level and copy the images folder and then go down two level sand paste

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Beryllos · 03-17-2015, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulgadsdon

I marked this as useful but this isnt going to work either as the subdomains directory is at the same level as the root

I need to go ip on level and copy the images folder and then go down two level sand paste

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I am surprised this isn't solved already. Solutions have been posted.

Earlier you wrote "move," and pan64's solution would work fine:

Code:

sudo mv /full/path/to/images /full/path/to/new/location/images

It moves the directory and everything in it (including subdirectories and their contents).

In your latest post, you wrote "copy," and that is a little different. You could use cp -R:

Code:

cp -R /full/path/to/images /full/path/to/new/location/images

preceded by sudo if necessary. The -R means recursive.

Beryllos · 03-17-2015, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulgadsdon

i need to move a directory from a subdomain to the root

the folder i need moved is in subdomains/magdev/public_html/images

and I need to move up to the root public_html of my hosting space, my structure looks like this

public_html
-images
subdomains
-magdev
--public_html
---images

So I need to move the bottom images directory to the top one

One more question: Does the images directory at the "root" level already exist? That complicates things.

joe_2000 · 03-17-2015, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlinkels

Try it on a small test directory first?

jlinkels

This is absolutely what you should be doing! The question sounds to me as if you were messing with a production server. If you are not comfortable with the most basic commands like mv / cp you definitely want to run some dummy operations, ideally on another machine before doing the real move...