x in /tmpx file you created to your home directoryx file called yfiles and move x and y therecopy_of_filescopy_of_files directory to files2files and files2 directoriestouch /tmp/x
cp x ~/
cp x y
mkdir files
cp x files
cp y files
cp -r files copy_of_files
mv copy_of_files files2
rm -rf files files2