![]() The second does what an Option-drag does, or what happens when you drag a file to a different disk or volume. The first does the same as dragging a file to a new location on the same hard disk. There are two commands for moving and copying: mv and cp. The second line stops and restarts the Finder, so the changes can take effect. The first line tells the Finder to display all files, regardless of how the hidden flag is set. The same is the case from the command line. Entering the two lines above into Terminal allows you to use the Finder to display all the hidden files on your Mac. bashprofile and update any functions you add. bashprofile with your code editor (or you can just type open -e. ![]() (You may know that you can copy a file in the Finder, even on the same hard disk, by holding down the Option key when you drag it.) On your Terminal: Type cd / to go to your home folder. However, if you drag a file from your Desktop to an external hard disk, you’ll see that the file remains in its original location this file has been copied. Terminal with then display the full path to the file. The file is no longer on the Desktop, and is found only in the Documents folder. which will search your path for the arguments you supply, its found on just about any BSD or SysV. If you’re in the Finder, and you drag a file from, say, your Desktop to your Documents folder, or any other folder on the same disk or volume, you move the file. The difference between copying and moving files If you’ve lost access to the Finder because your Mac is on the blink, you might be able to use the command line to troubleshoot the problem.You can copy or move multiple files using wildcards.These files, which can contain settings for certain apps or parts of the Mac, contain a dot (.) before their names, and the Finder doesn’t show them. ![]() ![]() You can copy or move files that are hidden in the Finder.You can copy or move files from one location to another without opening windows in the Finder. ![]()
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