SSH mv file wrong command

basketmen

• November 18, 2015 11:33

i want to move a file to another directory i run the command like this mv username.tar.gz home
i am forget add slash in the start of folder name, its should be /home now the file is missing, cant find it anywhere the file size is 450mb, i try run this command but still cant find it find / -size +400M
anyone have explanation where is the file currently?

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  cPanelMichael

  • November 18, 2015 20:46

  Hello :) Which directory was the file stored in when you renamed it to "home"? Thank you.

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  asmithjr

  • November 18, 2015 23:35

  You created a file named home in the folder you ran the command in. Even though it is named home it is still a tar gzip file. find / -name "home" -type f this should search for a file named home

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  basketmen

  • November 19, 2015 03:22

  Hello :) Which directory was the file stored in when you renamed it to "home"? Thank you.

  
  in one of client directory, for example /home/client1 i am planning to move it to /home & use restore from full backup

  You created a file named home in the folder you ran the command in. Even though it is named home it is still a tar gzip file. find / -name "home" -type f this should search for a file named home

  
  ah so the file changed to /home/home folder? i can change the folder to file again like this? mv /home/home username.tar.gz
  

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  asmithjr

  • November 19, 2015 13:07

  n one of client directory, for example /home/client1 i am planning to move it to /home & use restore from full backup

  
  If the file is in the /home/client1 folder then you should find the file in that folder. You would then need to rename it and move it. # move to client folder cd /home/client1 # see if file is indeed there ls -al home # to make sure it is gzip compress file type file home # you should see something like this home: gzip compressed data, from Unix, last modified # now you are ready to rename the file mv home username.tar.gz # I would make sure you see the file now ls -al username.tar.gz # if so now you can move to /home mv username.tar.gz /home That should do it. Now see if the file is in /home ls -al /home/username.tar.gz I hope this helps

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  cPanelMichael

  • November 19, 2015 13:42

  Yes, the information in the previous post should address the issue. Thank you.

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