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i'm trying to move folders to another folders using command line, with overwrite if already exists, but i got error "Is a directory" when using mv..
example:
mv src/test/ dest/ there are many files and folders on src/test/, there are also some files and some folders on dest/
and i want files and folders on dest/ replaced with files and folder from src/test/ if exists, example:
src/test/bla/boo replaces dest/bla/boo src/test/bla/bla/boo replaces dest/bla/bla/boo also, everytime one file transfer completed, that one file deleted from src/test/
and overall transfer progress bar would be fine..
what rsync flag should i use to make this happend?
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If your filesystem is copy-on-write, then copy ( cp or rsync , for instance) should be comparable to a move. But for most common cases, move ( mv ) will be the fastest, since it can simply switch around the pieces of data that describe where a file is placed (note: this is overly simplified).
Rsync, which stands for remote sync, is a remote and local file synchronization tool. It uses an algorithm to minimize the amount of data copied by only moving the portions of files that have changed.
Copying files and directories with SCP or Rsync Secure Copy (SCP) uses SSH to copy only the files or directories that you select. On first use, Rsync copies all files and directories and then it copies only the files and directories that you have changed. It does not copy all the files and directories again.
rsync is much faster than cp for this, because it will check file sizes and timestamps to see which ones need to be updated, and you can add more refinements. You can even make it do a checksum instead of the default 'quick check', although this will take longer.
The following command line should achieve what you want:
$ rsync -a --progress --remove-source-files src/test/ dest If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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