How to Move (or 'Cut and Paste') a File in Linux

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Moving a file in linux is as easy as using the mv command:

mv filename.txt foo/bar/newname.txt

The command above would move a file named filename.txt into the bar directory with a new name (newname.txt). If you only specify the directory, the name of the file will not change.

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