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VonC
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I just started using git bash today for an udacityUdacity class. I've created a file called test.txt and I've saved it to my desktop. I've created a folder called turnitup in my desktop. I then moved text.txt to the turnitup folder.

  • I've created a file called test.txt and I've saved it to my desktop.
  • I've created a folder called turnitup in my desktop.
  • I then moved text.txt to the turnitup folder.

I try to move test.txt back to the desktop by using mv test.txt /desktopmv test.txt /desktop while I'm in the path ~/desktop/turnitup~/desktop/turnitup. 

Whenever I do this, I get an error message "mv: cannot move 'test.txt' to '/desktop' : Permission denied".

mv: cannot move 'test.txt' to '/desktop' : Permission denied".

How do I get around this so that I can move the test.txttest.txt file back to the desktop location where it was originally created?

I just started using git bash today for an udacity class. I've created a file called test.txt and I've saved it to my desktop. I've created a folder called turnitup in my desktop. I then moved text.txt to the turnitup folder. I try to move test.txt back to the desktop by using mv test.txt /desktop while I'm in the path ~/desktop/turnitup. Whenever I do this, I get an error message "mv: cannot move 'test.txt' to '/desktop' : Permission denied". How do I get around this so that I can move the test.txt file back to the desktop location where it was originally created?

I just started using git bash today for an Udacity class.

  • I've created a file called test.txt and I've saved it to my desktop.
  • I've created a folder called turnitup in my desktop.
  • I then moved text.txt to the turnitup folder.

I try to move test.txt back to the desktop by using mv test.txt /desktop while I'm in the path ~/desktop/turnitup. 

Whenever I do this, I get an error message:

mv: cannot move 'test.txt' to '/desktop' : Permission denied".

How do I get around this so that I can move the test.txt file back to the desktop location where it was originally created?

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AJ Harris
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How do I get around the permission denied message in git bash?

I just started using git bash today for an udacity class. I've created a file called test.txt and I've saved it to my desktop. I've created a folder called turnitup in my desktop. I then moved text.txt to the turnitup folder. I try to move test.txt back to the desktop by using mv test.txt /desktop while I'm in the path ~/desktop/turnitup. Whenever I do this, I get an error message "mv: cannot move 'test.txt' to '/desktop' : Permission denied". How do I get around this so that I can move the test.txt file back to the desktop location where it was originally created?