[SOLVED] use mv to move file with same name

[kevcoder]

call me lazy... but how do I mv or cp a file to a new folder with the same name without having to manually re-type the file name?

[jayd512]

I'm just as lazy... maybe lazier.
Just use cp.
That pretty much does the job.

cp /home/this/folder /whatever/folder/here

Copies it right over. But you will always have to dictate the destination.

Or you could go GUI and copy/paste.

*EDIT*
I just had a 'duh' moment... using the <TAB> button to auto-complete filenames cankeep you from having to type them out, as well.

cp /home/this/folder /wh<TAB>(autofill)/fo<TAB>(autofill)/he<TAB>(autofill)

Hope that made sense.

[Linux-Sys-Adm]

use the tab key :/

[kevcoder]

Thanks for the replies

I understand how to use tab but that would only work on the source parameter, understandably.

kevin@kevcoder00:~$ mv dirs<TAB>ource/s<TAB>ample.txt dirdest/sample.txt

but I have to type the second sample.txt... which makes sense. How could the system "know" what I want.

I was thinking more along the line of maybe some sort of text expansion or magic parameter

[kevcoder]

OK I found what I was looking for... at least one way.

kevin@kevcoder00:~$ mkdir dirsource; mkdir dirdest; touch dirsource/sample
kevin@kevcoder00:~$ mysource=dirsource/sample ; mv $mysource dirdest/${mysource#*/}
kevin@kevcoder00:~$ ls dirdest/
sample
kevin@kevcoder00:~$ ls dirsource/
kevin@kevcoder00:~$