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Asked: June 1, 20262026-06-01T09:11:06+00:00 2026-06-01T09:11:06+00:00

How can I move the whole folder of _vim into ~/.vim? $ mv ~/.vim/_vim/

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How can I move the whole folder of _vim into ~/.vim?

$ mv ~/.vim/_vim/ ~/.vim
mv: `/home/kithokit/.vim/_vim/' and `/home/kithokit/.vim/_vim' are the same file

I cannot do that.
Basically what I want to do is just move all the contents inside _vim folder up to one level, which is in ~/.vim/

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    2026-06-01T09:11:08+00:00Added an answer on June 1, 2026 at 9:11 am
    mv ~/.vim/_vim/* ~/.vim
    

    Bash expands the * such the command now reads

    mv ~/.vim/_vim/file_1 ... ~/.vim/_vim/file_n ~/.vim
    
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