mv (move and rename) in Linux CLI - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Move and Rename Files with mv Command

📖 Scenario: You are organizing files in your home directory. You want to move a file from one folder to another and rename it at the same time.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to use the mv command to move and rename files in Linux.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a file named exactly report.txt in the Documents folder

Create a variable called destination with the path to the Archives folder

Use the mv command to move report.txt from Documents to Archives and rename it to report_2024.txt

Print the command output or a confirmation message

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Organizing files by moving and renaming them is a common task to keep your computer tidy and easy to navigate.

💼 Career

Knowing how to use the <code>mv</code> command is essential for system administrators, developers, and anyone working with Linux or Unix systems.

1

Create the initial file

Create an empty file called report.txt inside the Documents directory using the touch command.

Linux CLI

# Create the file report.txt in Documents folder
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use touch Documents/report.txt to create an empty file named report.txt inside the Documents folder.

2

Set the destination folder path

Create a variable called destination and set it to the path Archives.

Linux CLI

touch Documents/report.txt
# Create a variable called destination with value 'Archives'
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Set destination=Archives to store the folder path in a variable.

3

Move and rename the file

Use the mv command to move report.txt from the Documents folder to the folder stored in destination and rename it to report_2024.txt.

Linux CLI

touch Documents/report.txt
destination=Archives
# Move and rename report.txt to Archives/report_2024.txt
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use mv Documents/report.txt $destination/report_2024.txt to move and rename the file.

4

Confirm the move

Print a confirmation message that says exactly File moved and renamed successfully.

Linux CLI

touch Documents/report.txt
destination=Archives
mv Documents/report.txt $destination/report_2024.txt
# Print confirmation message
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use echo "File moved and renamed successfully" to show the message.