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Hello, I need help with renaming my directory My current path is /sequences/proteins/sequences/original_sequences and i would like to drop the second directory of "sequences" and would like it as /sequences/proteins/original_sequences ...
  1. 05-17-2011 #1
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    renaming/overlapping directory

    Hello, I need help with renaming my directory
    My current path is
    /sequences/proteins/sequences/original_sequences

    and i would like to drop the second directory of "sequences" and would like it as

    /sequences/proteins/original_sequences

    any idea ?

    Thank you,
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    Nandini
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    Just move it?
    Code:
    man mv
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    thanks. do i just need to type "mv sequences original_sequences" ??
    wont that create
    /sequences/proteins/original_sequences/original_sequences
    the directory of original_sequences has files in it.
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    Given the information up to now, this might do the trick
    Code:
    mv /sequences/proteins/sequences/original_sequences /sequences/proteins/
    If all happens on the same filesystem, it will be an instant action.

    Please make sure, that no applicatons access this directory on the files in it while moving.

    Code:
    lsof |grep "/sequences/proteins/sequences/original_sequences"
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    great, thanks a lot...
    mv /sequences/proteins/sequences/original_sequences /sequences/proteins/
    worked for me!!
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