Moving and Copying Files

Let’s say you are this file: /r4ds/do4ds/cohort1/chapter8.Rmd

File System Root	Drive	Home Folder	Folder (Your Room)	File
/	r4ds	do4ds	cohort1	chapter8.Rmd

What if you do some remodeling at home?

The rm command will remove something, with the options to do so recursively (-r) or to force it (-f). You can also copy (cp), move (mv), or make or remove directories (mkdir and rmdir).

Construction Phase	Command
Move everything out of the kitchen into a spare room	mv ~/kitchen/* ~/spare_room
Remove the kitchen appliances	rm ~/kitchen/stove.app ~/kitchen/fridge.app
Demolish the kitchen	rmdir ~/kitchen
Make a new kitchen	mkdir ~/kitchen
Move everything into the new kitchen	mv ~/spare_room/* ~/kitchen

You mv or cp from_here to_here