Unix file move

vsi · Post by **vsi** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:11 pm

Hi all,

I used an unix command to move data. In process forgot to type target file name.

Lets say I had PathA/fileA and had to move to PathB/fileB. I forgot to specify FileB and typed the command (from PathA) as

mv ./fileA PathB

Now I cant find the fileA anywhere. Has anyone got any idea where it could be??

Thanks

meena · Post by **meena** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:23 pm

Hi Vsi..
Probably it must be moved to PATHB. Can you give the exact path of PATHB..

Thank you..

vsi · Post by **vsi** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:40 pm

I was in (/nz/etl/dev/dbx/in)

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mv   ./client_ext.lst    /nz/etl/crt/dbx/in

Dsnew · Post by **Dsnew** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:45 pm

The fileA will be moved to PathB.
Your file movement would be PathB/fileA rather than PathB/fileB

If you dont give a name to the file during your move it retains the same name as the source file

So your will be in -

/nz/etl/crt/dbx/in with the same file name i.e client_ext.lst

meena · Post by **meena** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:05 pm

Or
1)there may be a chance to be in the PATHA only.probabably as a file name "/nz/etl/crt/dbx/in"
Or
2)as a file "in" in PATHB(/nz/etl/crt/dbx/)
OR
3) as a file "/nz/etl/crt/dbx/" in PATHB

I am not sure..but try to check

Dsnew wrote:The fileA will be moved to PathB.
Your file movement would be PathB/fileA rather than PathB/fileB

If you dont give a name to the file during your move it retains the same name as the source file

So your will be in -

/nz/etl/crt/dbx/in with the same file name i.e client_ext.lst

thank you

kumar_s · Post by **kumar_s** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:33 pm

It should move the file. Check your return code or error log of the command used for more info.