How to move multiple folders to another directory?

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How can I move multiple folders into another directory ? For example, I would like to move the folder 000/ 001/ 002/ to train/000/ train/002 train/003. Is there a simple command that I can use like

mv --from 000/ 001/ 002/ --to train/000/ train/002 train/003

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 03 '18 at 13:14

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I could type whatever was typed in this article again, but here: https://discuss.devopscube.com/t/how-to-move-mv-multiple-directories-or-files-to-a-folder-at-a-time/100

The basic command is:

You can do this using -t flag with the mv command.

The syntax would look like the following.
  mv -t <destination> <src1> <src2> .... <srnN>

edited Dec 03 '18 at 13:14

terdon

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answered Dec 02 '18 at 00:10

NemuruYama

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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Thomas Ward Dec 03 '18 at 00:22
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mv -t 10 11 12 HW mv: illegal option -- t is zsh – CodeFinity Jul 29 '21 at 13:02

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 02 '18 at 00:31

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I would suspect:

mv {001..100}/ train/

Just replace 100 with your folder range.

answered Dec 02 '18 at 00:31

jackw11111

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How to move multiple folders to another directory?

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