Re: Why mv have no '-R'

Maxwell Lol wrote:
Listen Up <kooperkool@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

why no '-R'? It came up when I learn the bash basics.

the 'mv' command does not move data. Think of it as a "rename"
command.
Well, it does move data (copy to target and delete source) if crossing file
system boundaries.

Bye, Jojo


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