It was 23 Aug 2001 14:08:36 +1000 when Newacct wrote:

>but thats slow i got many files
>
>On 22 Aug 2001 10:07:43 -0400, Donnie Green wrote:
>> type cp "file name" file_name then rm "file name"
>>                     or
>> type mv "file name" file_name

Then you'd better type it in quickly. The system _does_ have to plow through
the whole set of files. No matter if it is done through the mv command (which
is a program) or another program, the thing has to be processed...
Paul

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