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How to move all files from current directory to upper directory?

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Mar 15, 2026210732 views
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How to move all files from current directory to upper directory in linux? I tried something like , but it doesn't work.

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mv *.*

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The command you are looking for is or (see below for more info): Explanation: the command moves files and directories. The last argument to is the target (in this case the directory one step "up" in the tree, ). The arguments before that are the source files and directories. The asterisk ( ) is a wildcard which matches all files which do not start with a dot. Files that start with a dot (dotfiles) are "hidden". They are matched using the pattern (see edit below). See the manpage which I linked …

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