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(cvs.info)Moving files

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Moving and renaming files
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   Moving files to a different directory or renaming them is not
difficult, but some of the ways in which this works may be non-obvious.
(Moving or renaming a directory is even harder.  Note: Moving
directories.).

   The examples below assume that the file OLD is renamed to NEW.

Outside

The normal way to Rename

Inside

A tricky, alternative way

Rename by copying

Another tricky, alternative way