Command to move Desktop folder to File in Linux

Question

[smithkthedale]

What is the exact command to move a gtf folder I downloaded from NCBI that is on my desktop into linux, so that I can open the files in linux?

[Pierre Lindenbaum]

This is not related to bioinformatics. You just need a linux tutorial.

[smithkthedale]

not helpful

[Pierre Lindenbaum]

not helpful

of course it's not.

[Ram]

a gtf folder I downloaded from NCBI

You downloaded a folder? How'd you do that?

on my desktop into linux

Are they the same machine? Are you talking about the virtual "Desktop" location or a desktop computer and a separate linux computer?

You need to be a lot clearer. Plus, Google this stuff, it has very little to do with bioinformatics specifically.

[Friederike]

Adding to Ram's sensible questions:

• What is it you're trying to do once you've moved the files?
• Why do you believe the files need to be "moved to Linux"?

[cpad0112]

Use file manager (named files) to do that. Do not use CLI given unfamiliarity with CLI.

[zx8754]

Skip "downloaded to my desktop" step, use your linux to download. Read about wget, curl, etc.

[GenoMax]

This questions was asked by this poster in a different way and there is an answer for it in this thread: What is the command to download GTF from NCBI