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My old and new directory have same folders and files inside.
I try:
mv -if old/* new/* and get error
mv: cannot move `./xxxxxx' to a subdirectory of itself
How can I move it?
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Select the directory you want to move and press Ctrl+X. Alternatively, right-click the directory and select Cut from the drop-down menu. 2. Navigate to the destination and press Ctrl+V or right-click the empty space and select Paste from the drop-down menu to move the directory.
The mv command moves files and directories from one directory to another or renames a file or directory. If you move a file or directory to a new directory, it retains the base file name. When you move a file, all links to other files remain intact, except when you move it to a different file system.
You should use mv -if old/* new/ without the trailing *.
This is because it unrolled to
mv -if old/foo old/bar old/baz new/foo new/bar new/baz i.e. move everything into new/baz
This is not what you wanted.
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