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Alan Shahry
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Posted by Alan Shahry
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Alan Shahry
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How can I copy several directories at once and paste them one directory up in console?

I have a directory called World in console. In this directory, I have several directories with the names of continents. In each continents, there are directories with the names of several countries. In each countries, I have pictures. I am trying to: 1-Copy the contents of South_America directory (Brazil, Chile) into North_America directory 2) Change the name of the North_America directory to Americas.

I like to see World/Americas

Thanks!

4 Answers

miikis
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miikis
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What's your OS? Any reason why you can't just copy + paste? Or open multiple windows and click + drag?

Alan Shahry
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Alan Shahry
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Alan Shahry
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Alan Shahry
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Hi Mikis, I am trying to learn console foundations. I like to be able to do these things without using the mouse and all in Terminal.

miikis
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miikis
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I see, figured that's what you probably wanted to do. This is one way of doing what you're trying to do:

cd ~/World
mv South_America/ Americas
mv North_America/ Americas

Here's a helpful cheatsheet.