how to rename, copy file from one location to another

[dwain]

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:41 AM, Christoph Bier <christoph.bier at web.de> wrote:
> Why do you want to use the command line for this task? You can do it
> with Nautilus. Usually you don't need root privileges for file
> operations in your home directory.

how do i get to nautilis?  is it an extra that i need to install?
thanks for the command line operations below and the added bonus of
reading the man pages.

cheers,
dwain

>
> But if you like to learn the CLI: Use mv for renaming and cp for copying.
>
>        mv <source> <destination>
>        cp <source> <destination>
>
> For copying directories you need the option r:
>
>        cp -r <source> <destination>
>
>> would someone show me how to do this, so i can add the code to my notebook?
>
> If you need more information about these two tools just type
>
>        man cp
>
> or
>
>        man mv
>
> resp. in the command line.
>
> Best
> Christoph
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