In terminal
#mv -rf /source path /destination ptath
For directories '-rf'
For files 'f'
#cp -rf /source path /destination path
For moving files to remote system
#scp -rf /source path 'username'@ip:/destination path
user name - user at remote system
ip - remote system ip
In a terminal:mv filename.new filename.oldNote: mv means move. As a destination is not given, the file remains in the original directory, but changed to the new filename.
mv file /path/to/directory
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Many computer commands move data from one file to another or from one storage device to another. This is referred to as moving the data from the source to the destination (or target). The term is also used as an adjective, as in destination file or destination device.So basically where every your moving your file or etc... too is the destination device.
The command MV is used to move a file in simple Linux Code. This command will move files and directories from one spot to another spot. To move a file, one would simply type in the letters MV before its name.
The first file system Linux supported was the MINIX file system.
There is no set file manager in linux. Examples of Linux file managers include but: Nautilus (GNOME) Thunar (XFCE) Dolphin (KDE)
Use the mount command mount /dev/sda1 /media/<destination dir> you may have to specify a file system in some cases. Else the command will recognize it by default mount -t <FS TYPE> /dev/sda1 /media/<destination dir>
The Linux VFS (Virtual File System) may be thought of as a sort of interface between the Linux kernel and the mounted file systems. There can be many different file system types mounted simultaneously and VFS allows the Linux kernel to see and address them all in a similar way. This provides Linux with a great deal of flexibility. [JMH]
ext3 is the default file system for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
You don't edit inodes manually. They are managed by the file system driver.
One could find information online regarding Linux file servers at the HowToForge website. The site covers everything one would need to know about Linux file servers.