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problems with sudo mv file /non_existing_folder - file disappeared

I was trying to move a RubyOnRails.txt file into a /RUBY directory, so for some reason I typed:

mv RubyOnRails.txt /Ruby"

And I got this error: mv: cannot move ‘Untitled Document’ to ‘/Ruby’: Permission denied

Obviously, I typed: sudo mv RubyOnRails.txt /Ruby

And then, I understood my error, the folder wasn't /Ruby, was /RUBY.

Now the file is gone, and I can't find it anywhere.

There is some way to find it or recover it?

Solution

  • The file isn't gone, it's just renamed to Ruby and it's in root directory of your system /

    You can still move it where you want like that sudo mv /Ruby your_destination