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Master the command line: Copying and moving files on the Mac

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<p>The command line—that hidden world of code behind your Mac’s pretty face—sometimes offers a quicker way to do everyday tasks, plus it’s just a cool way to establish your tech cred. You’ve learned how to navigate files and folders (http://www.macworld.com/article/2042378/master-the-command-line-navigating-files-and-folders.html) as well as delete files and folders (https://www.macworld.com/article/2082021/master-the-command-line-deleting-files-and-folders.html) with the command line and get help when you need it from man pages (http://www.macworld.com/article/2044790/master-the-command-line-how-to-use-man-pages.html). Here, I’ll show you how to copy and move files, common operations that often come in handy. I’ll also show you how to create directories (that’s Unix-speak for folders), so you can move files to new places.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2080814/master-the-command-line-copying-and-moving-files.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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