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Having trouble transferring file to a new folder

Ask Ubuntu Asked by Eric Biggin Freeman on December 6, 2021

I get this message when I try moving a file to a new folder

sudo mv bios.rom usr/share/higan/GameBoyAdvance.sys
mv: cannot move 'bios.rom' to 'usr/share/higan/GameBoyAdvance.sys': no such file or directory

screenshot of the error

I’m pretty new to Ubuntu; I’m learning. Is there a way I can change this folder to be a directory or should I just reinstall the app? The app is Higan V94 64 x 64, Nintendo emulator. I’m trying to place the GameBoy Advance Bios in the right folder but I can’t. I have even tried sudo mv bios.rom usr/share/higan/Game Boy Advance.sys

One Answer

Check that the file bios.rom is actually in the current working directory ~/Desktop by typing ls.

If you can see the file bios.rom, you just need to put a / at the start of the path to mv to

sudo mv bios.rom /usr/share/higan/GameBoyAdvance.sys

if the directory name has spaces in it like Game Boy Advance.sys, you need to use the character to escape them like this:

sudo mv bios.rom /usr/share/higan/Game Boy Advance.sys

Otherwise mv will get confused...

If the file bios.rom is not in the current working directory, then you have to cd to the directory where it is first, or use the absolute path, for example, if it's in your ~/Downloads directory:

sudo mv ~/Downloads/bios.rom /usr/share/higan/Game Boy Advance.sys

Explanation of the error

The path usr/share... does not exist under ~/Desktop, which is the current working directory. usr is under /, the root directory. If you type ls where you are now, you can see no usr, but type cd / and then ls you will see it there, under /

Answered by Zanna on December 6, 2021

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