LESSON 4 of 5//File Operations

Moving and renaming with mv

The mv command serves double duty — it moves files to a new location AND renames files. The syntax is the same: mv source destination.

Moving and renamingzsh // interactive

# Rename a file

➜~mv old-name.ts new-name.ts

# Move a file to a different directory

➜~mv app.tsx src/components/

# Move and rename simultaneously

➜~mv src/App.tsx src/components/MainApp.tsx

PRACTICE//Try the commands from this lesson

INTERACTIVE_TERMINAL//sandbox

Practice terminal — try the commands from this lesson!

Type 'help' for available commands. Tab completion not available in simulator.

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