moving files simple question

I feel silly for asking this, but how would I move all the files and folders from one folder into another folder?

I am migrating from a Fedora/Plesk server to a Ubuntu (W/ISP Config) and the public html folders are called httpdocs and web respectively. I have a .tgz file which, when untared and unzipped on the new server will create httpdocs. I need to move the contents of httpdocs (files and folders) into web?

-J

 

Try this

Go to the httpdocs folder on your Fedora/Plesk box and type this:

Code:

 
tar czvf mydocs.tgz *

That will create a compressed tar archive containing all of your files that are in httpdocs

Copy mydocs.tgz over to the web folder on your Ubuntu box.
Go to the web folder and type the following to extract your files:

Code:

 
tar xzvf mydocs.tgz

 

If you already have extracted httpdocs

I just reread your question...

It sounds like you have already created httpdocs.tgz.
If you copy that file into the web folder and unzip it you will have a httpdocs folder inside of the web folder.
Something like
/var/www/web1/web/httpdocs
Go to the httpdocs folder and do the following to move the contents to the web folder:

Code:

 
mv * ../

Then you can delete the httpdocs folder

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If you have already extracted httpdocs inside web1 and not web then you have to do something a little different. Here are 2 ways to do it:

1) You could simply delete the web folder and rename the httpdocs folder to web.

OR

2) Go to the httpdocs folder and type the following:

Code:

mv * /var/www/web1/web

Be sure to change "web1" above to whatever is correct for your situation.

 

Exactally the info I was looking for, thanks! *, too simple!

-J