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I want to move some ssh keys into a backup file. Specifically, I want to move id_rsa* into key_backups/, a subdirectory of .ssh. mv id_rsa* key_backup/ gives me back

usage: mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source target
   mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source ... directory

But I feel like what I'm doing is of the second variety...

EDIT

total 64
drwx------  11 chrismaddox  staff   374 Apr 30 14:12 .
drwxr-xr-x+ 56 chrismaddox  staff  1904 May  5 11:05 ..
-rw-r--r--   1 chrismaddox  staff    61 Apr 10 13:11 config
-rw-------   1 chrismaddox  staff  1766 Mar 15 14:07 github_rsa
-rw-r--r--   1 chrismaddox  staff   393 Mar 15 14:07 github_rsa.pub
-rw-------   1 chrismaddox  staff   668 Mar 16 14:11 id_dsa
-rw-r--r--   1 chrismaddox  staff   623 Mar 16 14:11 id_dsa.pub
-rw-------   1 chrismaddox  staff  1679 Mar 16 14:28 id_rsa
-rw-r--r--   1 chrismaddox  staff  1679 May  5 13:00 id_rsa.pub
drwxr-xr-x   2 chrismaddox  staff    68 Mar  8 16:38 key_backup
-rw-r--r--   1 chrismaddox  staff  3188 Apr 30 15:36 known_hosts
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  • still getting the same output :(
    – Chris
    May 5, 2012 at 17:32
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    Your original command should work. Can you do a ls -la of your directory?
    – slhck
    May 5, 2012 at 17:38
  • edited my original post with my directory
    – Chris
    May 5, 2012 at 17:46
  • why do you try move to keygen, when the directory is key_backup? try mv file* dir/.
    – Baarn
    May 5, 2012 at 17:48
  • sorry, mistyped it. I am entering key_backup/id_rsa*
    – Chris
    May 5, 2012 at 17:50

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$ ls
id_rsa  id_rsa.pub  key_backup  known_hosts

$ mv id_rsa* key_backup/

$ ls
key_backup  known_hosts

$ ls key_backup
id_rsa  id_rsa.pub

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