HELLLP linkux/unix HELP ME ive fallen and can't get up
 

HELP hehe ok say my dir is /home/sites/home/web and my dir i want to move everything that is inside my dir to the /web dir is /home/sites/home/web/html how would i do this? I mean i need everything that is inside my html dir to be moved to my web dir please if anyone knows pass it on to me thank you

TOM

move it or copy it? copy it by using CP -R /dir /newdir

format c:

mv /home/sites/home/web/html/* /home/sites/home/web

Didnt work :( :feels-hot
[root web]# mv /home/sites/home/web/html/* /home/sites/home/web
mv: /home/sites/home/web/_private: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/_vti_bin: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/_vti_cnf: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/_vti_log: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/_vti_pvt: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/_vti_txt: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/a: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/arlesimages: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/homevideos: cannot overwrite directory with non-directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/imagepages: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/images: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/members: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/photo_dir: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/public_html: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/tom: cannot overwrite directory
mv: /home/sites/home/web/tour: cannot overwrite directory

Hit me on icq 13605110

check the permission on both directories before you try to move it.

got root?

Get off that cobalt server and onto a real one :D

*sigh*

directories can't be moved it they already exist on the new location. You probably tried to copy first or recreated the directory
structure.

the easiest way is cp -Rf /path/to/stuff/you/want/to/copy /path/new/location

If that doesn't work then check if you have the right owner/permissions to do the above.

DynaMite :thumbsup

I just hate a server that talks back to ya, mouthy little shits :-)

rm -rf *