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Development Tools Console Foundations Getting Started with the Console Moving and Deleting Files

Posted by gavinkimpson
gavinkimpson
473 Points

Cannot move files in the Console?

I'm trying to move files using the mv command demonstrated in the Console Foundations video however I am getting a cannot move...'Permission denied' error

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
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Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

are you using the treehouse console? or your own command line? what directory are you trying to move files to/from

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gavinkimpson
gavinkimpson
473 Points

Wow that was a crazy quick response :) I am using the treehouse console, I managed to use the 'sudo' and this worked fine :) First time using treehouse.. impressed with it so far :)