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On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:19:15 -0400, gregjohn wrote:
> After combining sets of files on two computers, to my horror I found out
> that I'd done it incorrectly. What I now have is:
>
>
> /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.
>
> Am afraid that I have to go to every /home/greg/files/authorx/booky,
> and move each bookx file to /home/greg/files/authorx. That would be
> soul-crushing tedium.
>
> Do I have anything to fear?
Is the problem that you have files/files in the path?
If it is, rename the first "files" to a dummy name, then change to that
directory and do a "mv files .." - that should do the trick.
If you're unsure, create a small test structure and give it a try....
Jim
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