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What command would I use to move a file from one file to another?

Let me know please.  (I'm sorry one folder to another)

mv /pathto/folder /pathto/whereuwannamove/folder

I assume you mean in a terminal window or on the console.  

The quot;mvquot; (move) command is what you need to use.  quot;man mvquot; for details on its options, but the short answer is:

mv file /path/to/new/directory
or
mv /path/to/file /path/to/new/directory
or
mv file /path/to/new/directory/newfilename  (you can change the name as you move the file)

The mv command is also used to rename a file or directory:

mv oldfilename newfilename
mv oldDirectoryName newDirectoryName

There are a lot of things you can do with it.  Read the man page for details.

Thank you
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