How to remove parent directory without deleting sub folders?

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For Example,

I have 5 directories inside parent directory, I want to delete parent directory without deleting 5 subdirectories.

As of now am doing with below code,

 mv parentFolder/* parentFolder/.. && rm -rf parentFolder

Do we have any other simpler option than this?

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For Example,

I have 5 directories inside parent directory, I want to delete parent directory without deleting 5 subdirectories.

As of now am doing with below code,

 mv parentFolder/* parentFolder/.. && rm -rf parentFolder

Do we have any other simpler option than this?

edited Aug 13 at 10:58

asked Aug 13 at 10:43

EBIN GLADSON

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For Example,

I have 5 directories inside parent directory, I want to delete parent directory without deleting 5 subdirectories.

As of now am doing with below code,

 mv parentFolder/* parentFolder/.. && rm -rf parentFolder

Do we have any other simpler option than this?

edited Aug 13 at 10:58

asked Aug 13 at 10:43

EBIN GLADSON

656

For Example,

I have 5 directories inside parent directory, I want to delete parent directory without deleting 5 subdirectories.

As of now am doing with below code,

 mv parentFolder/* parentFolder/.. && rm -rf parentFolder

Do we have any other simpler option than this?

shell rm mv

edited Aug 13 at 10:58

asked Aug 13 at 10:43

EBIN GLADSON

656

edited Aug 13 at 10:58

asked Aug 13 at 10:43

EBIN GLADSON

656

edited Aug 13 at 10:58

asked Aug 13 at 10:43

EBIN GLADSON

656

asked Aug 13 at 10:43

EBIN GLADSON

656

asked Aug 13 at 10:43

EBIN GLADSON

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mv parentFolder/* parentFolder/..

Would move all the (non-hidden) files, not only those of type directory.

To move only the directories, with zsh (also shortening the code)

()mv $1/*(/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

Or to include hidden ones:

()mv $1/*(D/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

()..$1.. arg: anonymous function with an argument (to factorise the parentFolder)

a,b csh-style brace expansion, also to factorize

(/): glob qualifier to select only directories. You could also do */ (which would also work in bash, but would also include symlinks to directories).

(D/): D for dot-files (hidden files whose name starts with .).

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mv parentFolder/* parentFolder/..

Would move all the (non-hidden) files, not only those of type directory.

To move only the directories, with zsh (also shortening the code)

()mv $1/*(/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

Or to include hidden ones:

()mv $1/*(D/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

()..$1.. arg: anonymous function with an argument (to factorise the parentFolder)

a,b csh-style brace expansion, also to factorize

(/): glob qualifier to select only directories. You could also do */ (which would also work in bash, but would also include symlinks to directories).

(D/): D for dot-files (hidden files whose name starts with .).

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mv parentFolder/* parentFolder/..

Would move all the (non-hidden) files, not only those of type directory.

To move only the directories, with zsh (also shortening the code)

()mv $1/*(/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

Or to include hidden ones:

()mv $1/*(D/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

()..$1.. arg: anonymous function with an argument (to factorise the parentFolder)

a,b csh-style brace expansion, also to factorize

(/): glob qualifier to select only directories. You could also do */ (which would also work in bash, but would also include symlinks to directories).

(D/): D for dot-files (hidden files whose name starts with .).

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mv parentFolder/* parentFolder/..

Would move all the (non-hidden) files, not only those of type directory.

To move only the directories, with zsh (also shortening the code)

()mv $1/*(/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

Or to include hidden ones:

()mv $1/*(D/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

()..$1.. arg: anonymous function with an argument (to factorise the parentFolder)

a,b csh-style brace expansion, also to factorize

(/): glob qualifier to select only directories. You could also do */ (which would also work in bash, but would also include symlinks to directories).

(D/): D for dot-files (hidden files whose name starts with .).

answered Aug 13 at 10:54

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mv parentFolder/* parentFolder/..

Would move all the (non-hidden) files, not only those of type directory.

To move only the directories, with zsh (also shortening the code)

()mv $1/*(/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

Or to include hidden ones:

()mv $1/*(D/),.. && rm -rf $1 parentFolder

()..$1.. arg: anonymous function with an argument (to factorise the parentFolder)

a,b csh-style brace expansion, also to factorize

(/): glob qualifier to select only directories. You could also do */ (which would also work in bash, but would also include symlinks to directories).

(D/): D for dot-files (hidden files whose name starts with .).

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