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gregjohn wrote:
> /home/greg/files/author1/bookone/ (with chapters as files)
> /home/greg/files/files/author1/booktwo/ (with chapters as files)
>
> several times over
>
> Now, I want to merge it all. I am afraid that if I go to the
> /home/greg/files/files/author1/booktwo directory and simply MOVE it with
> Overwrite to the /home/greg/files/ directory, I will delete
> /home/greg/files/author1/bookone.
Why not just create the directory:
/home/greg/files/author1/booktwo
And move the files into that? It won't affect bookone. If you're using
mv, then use the -i option - this will cause it to ask if it's
overwriting. If it asks, then you're doing something wrong.
Frankly, I don't do this kind of stuff in the command line if I'm
worried about losing anything.
I always use mc (Midnight commander). See if you can install it and
learn to use it. It will be your friend for life. I've been using Norton
Commander + Midnight Commander for 20+ years now.
If you don't want to learn mc (although it is easy...), and if you're
in a graphical environment, use a graphical program similar to what you
may be used to in Windows. There are a bunch (a big bunch) of such
programs. I'm not familiar with many, but I know of Konqueror.
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Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
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