You can run a series of Linux commands to copy multiple files to a folder or copy a single file to multiple folders, but you can save time and trouble by using xargs, loops and scripts. Using a series ...

The command line—that hidden world of code behind your Mac’s pretty face—sometimes offers a quicker way to do everyday tasks, plus it’s just a cool way to establish your tech cred. You’ve learned how ...

The Finder's abilities to copy files is usually adequate, but sometimes when managing large data transfers it can introduce some burdensome quirks. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has ...

When you buy a new computer, you need to transfer important existing files from your old computer to the new device. At this point, you probably Googled something along the lines of, “How do I ...

Title more or less sums it up. Does anyone have firsthand experience with copying files to / between S3 buckets using the cp command in the CLI by pointing to a CSV of the objects? Not a sync, ...

Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

Learning to copy files using the command line is one of the most difficult tasks some students will encounter during Workshop practicals. The faculty are not forcing the students to copy files using ...