File lost using mv - Ask Ubuntu
went directory 7z file located. used command
mv file.7z /home
i logged in root directory file located , launched command root. can't find file anywhere. searched home folder root , user with
ls -la
but still no joy. know file has been moved original directory empty.
i suspect file not lost, has been moved root directory , renamed home
.
you should find file in root directory called home
. file.
why happened
the filesystem in unix/linux case-sensitive, meaning home
, home
not refer same thing. while intended move directory called home
, used capital h
, did not find such directory , instead interpreted command request move , rename new file called home
.
solution
always use correct case. have prevented happening adding trailing slash after directory name, eg.
mv file.7z /home/
this cause home
directory. if didn't find such directory, instead of renaming home
file, have failed.
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