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When I try to move my files into /opt with the command mv, bash says that I don't have permission.

Zanna
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HilalHussain
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    Please add more information. Which user account are you using, and are you using sudo. – thomasrutter May 09 '17 at 00:47
  • I'd suggest that manually moving arbitrary files into /opt is probably the wrong thing to do. If you've got executable files, you should put them in ~/bin (in your home folder). Non-executable files belong elsewhere. – heynnema May 09 '17 at 14:23

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To move a file called filename into the /opt directory change directories using cd into the directory containing filename and run this command:

sudo mv filename /opt # preface mv with sudo to move a file into a directory that is owned only by root
karel
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  • I'm suggesting to the user that they not manually move arbitrary files into /opt, but rather put executable files into ~/bin, and non-executables elsewhere. – heynnema May 09 '17 at 14:25