To move the contents of a home directory to a new location, you can use the mv command in the terminal. Here’s how you can do it:
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Open your terminal.
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Use the
mvcommand to move the contents. For example, if you want to move all contents from/home/olduserto/home/newuser, you can use the following command:
mv /home/olduser/* /home/newuser/
This command moves all files and directories from olduser's home directory to newuser's home directory.
Notes:
- The
*wildcard is used to select all files and directories. - Make sure you have the necessary permissions to move the files.
- If you want to include hidden files (those starting with a dot), you can use:
mv /home/olduser/{*,.*} /home/newuser/
This will move both visible and hidden files.
