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Nothing.

So the "cut" file just disappears then? Is there an "undo?" That seems really horrifying.

No. The file disappearing is something. If you cut, and don't paste, nothing happens. And there is nothing to undo.

So the "cut" file doesn't disappear from its directory when you "cut" it? Only when it's pasted?

Yes. That is what happens.