• LoveEspresso@retrofed.comOP
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    22 hours ago

    So, the blue ones are folders while the white ones are files. Thanks. That’s the only list i have.

    That means Odin and Projects are two separate folders ?? But my intention was to create one single folder called, “Odin Project”.

    I am learning, actually.

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      22 hours ago

      If you use mkdir 'Odin Projects' it will creste one folder/directory, without the ‘’ it will create individual directories for all inputs (e.g. Odin and Projects), which is what I think happened?

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        22 hours ago

        You’re absolutely right. That’s the command i had typed precisely.

        Now how to merge the two folders into one ??

        I am learning the command line actually.

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          22 hours ago

          If they are empty, I would just delete them with rm -r Odin and do the same for Projects, otherwise you coul d for instance move all content of Projects to Odin with mv Projects/* Odin and then rename Odin with the same command mv Odin 'Odin Projects' and then delete the remaining Projects folder

          • LoveEspresso@retrofed.comOP
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            22 hours ago

            I removed the two folders using the command that you’ve taught me, but when i am trying to remove yet another folder, this is what it’s showing.

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                21 hours ago

                Files have a concept of ownership and have permissions on them. Some permissions can stop you from deleting them. If you own the file you can add a “-f” option to the rm to force it to delete. You can also change the permissions and ownership on files.

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            22 hours ago

            Thanks. I apply the rm command, and create a new folder afresh.

            Actually, the course that i am doing has got many steps missing.