To move a directory in Linux, you can use the mv
command. For example, to move the directory /path/to/old_dir
to a new location at /path/to/new_dir
, you can use the following command:
mv /path/to/old_dir /path/to/new_dir
This will move the entire old_dir
directory and all of its contents to the new_dir
location. If the new_dir
directory does not exist, it will be created.
Note that the mv
command can also be used to rename a directory. For example, to rename the old_dir
directory to new_dir
, you can use the following command:
mv /path/to/old_dir /path/to/new_dir
Keep in mind that you will need to have the appropriate permissions to move or rename a directory. Typically, only the owner of the directory or the root user can move or rename it.
You can also use the -i
option to prompt the user for confirmation before overwriting any existing files or directories. For example:
mv -i /path/to/old_dir /path/to/new_dir
This will prompt the user for confirmation before overwriting any files or directories with the same name in the new_dir
location.