~ % cd /cake /cake % ls ireland/ louis otto /cake % mv louis ireland /cake % ls ireland louis /cake %
total 40 keystrokes
1) Go to the /cake directory.
^/ c a k e /
(The first ^/ goes to the root directory. Use cmd/ on Mac.
Then you select cake by typing.
The second / opens the cake directory.)
2) Select the file louis, copy its name to the clipboard.
l o ^C
(Type just enough letters to pick louis out from the crowd. Use cmdC on Mac.)
3) Go to the ireland directory and Move the file there.
(Use ^cmdV on Mac.)
i r / shift^altV
total 13 keystrokes and 4 modifiers
You can use Rename mode to change the name (see next section).
/cake % mv louis shirley
total 17 keystrokes
1) In the proper directory, type in louis or just enough letters to choose
louis.
2) Type the
keystroke for Rename mode.
X11: shift ^ alt R
Mac: ^ cmd R
3) You are now in Rename mode, selecting the whole name -
alter the name any way
you want.
Type Return when you are done. Type Escape to abort renaming.
total 13 keystrokes and 2 modifiers
For more details about the copy and paste commands in Interrogator, see the Copying discussion.
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