mv command for directories

[BiB]

Yes... it's a very simple question, but why does this not work here:?

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root@Z440-powerhost:/home/data/rsync# mv -v /home/data/rsync/endeavour/endeavour /home/data/rsync/
mv: impossible de déplacer '/home/data/rsync/endeavour/endeavour' vers '/home/data/rsync/endeavour': Le dossier n'est pas vide

the French part means that the directory is not empty.

Is that a linux MINT 'feature' that I cannot mv directories?
confused?

Thanks

[xenopeek]

As the manual reads:

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   _Note_: ‘mv’ will only replace empty directories in the destination.
Conflicting populated directories are skipped with a diagnostic.

mv can't move a directory if a directory with the same name already exists at the target, and isn't empty. Moving the directory would otherwise cause the existing contents of the directory at the target to be deleted.

Because you already have an endeavour directory in /home/data/rsync/ you can't move the /home/data/rsync/endeavour/endeavour directory there. First remove the endeavour directory at /home/data/rsync/. Or instead of moving use copy, or rsync (smart copy).

[BiB]

As the manual reads:

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   _Note_: ‘mv’ will only replace empty directories in the destination.
Conflicting populated directories are skipped with a diagnostic.

mv can't move a directory if a directory with the same name already exists at the target, and isn't empty. Moving the directory would otherwise cause the existing contents of the directory at the target to be deleted.

Because you already have an endeavour directory in /home/data/rsync/ you can't move the /home/data/rsync/endeavour/endeavour directory there. First remove the endeavour directory at /home/data/rsync/. Or instead of moving use copy, or rsync (smart copy).

Hello XP,
Oh oh... Thanks a lot for that obvious explanation ^^
I must have been real tired :haha:

got it