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  1. 08-11-2011 #1
    JonnyFrond
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    Command line difficulty

    Hi guys, I am new to linux and command line and am trying to learn using terminal for the mac right this minute.

    could someone please help me with this.

    I have created a folder called ISO, and I want to move all iso files to it from the download folder. I have tried this

    mv *.iso ISO

    but it doesn't seem to work what am I doing wrong?

    Thanks in advance

    Jonny
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    Hello and Welcome.
    I think you might have to use the entire path. Let's say you have the iso's in /home/jonny/downloads and you want to move them to /home/jonny/ISO
    First cd to the downloads dir
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    cd /home/jonnny/downloads
    Now move them
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    mv *.iso /home/jonny/ISO
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    Brilliant Mike, thank you very much, that was exactly it.
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    You're welcome.
    For future reference you can substitute /home/jonny with a tilde ~ like this, this is the exact same as above just less typing.
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    cd ~/downloads
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    Hello and welcome!

    For some quick and easy lessons on using the Linux command line, check out this tutorial:

    LinuxCommand.org: Learn the Linux command line
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