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YI JIANG
YI JIANG
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Posted by YI JIANG
YI JIANG
3,424 Points

mkdir can't make diretocry

can't create directory src file exists

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

You can't have a directory and an ordinary file of the same name in the same directory. You can:

  • use a different name for your new directory (mkdir newdirname)
  • rename the file (mv filename newfilename), then do the mkdir
  • move the file to another directory (mv filename path/anotherdirectory/), then do the mkdir
  • move your point of reference to another directory (cd path/anotherdirectory/), then do the mkdir there