juggling directories

KBriggs · 05-27-2010, 01:57 PM

Hey all,

I have a directory that has a another directory inside it. The top directory is rather redundant since it only contains the one other one. Is there a way to delete the top level directory and have the contents simply "move up a level"?

LouRobytes · 05-27-2010, 02:01 PM

Whenever that happens to me, I just move the contents of the sub-directory up, then delete the sub-dir.

Cheers, Lou

EDIT: Be mindful of any links into the sub-dir.

KBriggs · 05-27-2010, 02:05 PM

Alright, in that case, how do I move directories? ^_^

Is it just mvdir?

someshpr · 05-27-2010, 02:07 PM

As far as I know, there is no mvdir command. you have to use rm and rmdir command.
If your top level directory is TOP and sub-directory is SUB

user@machine TOP$ mv SUB/* .
user@machine TOP$ rmdir SUB

LouRobytes · 05-27-2010, 02:12 PM

Thanks Somesh. I usually do it in a GUI but your command line method looks easier.

Cheers, Lou

KBriggs · 05-27-2010, 02:13 PM

Thanks, guys

grail · 05-27-2010, 07:13 PM

Please mark as SOLVED if you have your solution.