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I need to move my folder with many subfolders to another path.

I'm using putty and this is what I tried: MV -r fromflderpath tofolderpath

What am I doing wrong?

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answered 3 Years ago anoalk · Accepted Answer

The mv command doesn't have an -R flag, it moves folders recursively:

sudo mv fromPath/ toPath/

Edit

If you want a file not to be replaced, use the -i for being prompted in case a file with the same name exists.