This article will walk you through moving files in Linux with the mv command, with examples and tips on moving files safely. mv Syntax Moving files is done using the mv command, which has the following syntax mv OPTIONS SOURCE DESTINATION Note that: OPTIONS is a list of options from the below table SOURCE is the path to the file you wish to move DESTINATION is the path to the destination you want to move the file 2 This can include a new file name or simply be the path to a … Read more

Bash/Shell scripts usually run sequentially until all of the code in the file has been executed. The exit command will exit the script before this based on conditions of your choosing. exit Command Syntax Here’s the syntax for the exit command, which can be used in Bash/Shell scripts: exit STATUS Note that: STATUS is an optional parameter that sets the exit status of the script The exit status tells other programs whether the script executed successfully or not It will default to either 0 or the exit status of the last command executed by … Read more

We’ve covered using variables in Bash previously – this article will explain Bash array variables and provide some example usage. What is an Array An array is a type of variable that can hold multiple values. It’s a list of values you can loop through and perform operations on each individual value. For example, you might want to perform an action on a list of files. By storing that list as an array, you can loop through the file names in it and perform the action on each … Read more