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Submitted by byo71 on Wed, 2005-11-16 04:56. Communications | Debian Support

Use mkdir -p to create a directory hierarchy all at once.
For example:
mkdir -p a/b/c/d makes directory d in directory c in directory b in directory a.

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Submitted by byo71 on Mon, 2005-12-05 22:44.

If you're not careful, mv can overwrite existing files. Move files wisely with mv --backup=existing -v. To save typing, set VERSION_CONTROL to existing.

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