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Section (1) mv

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Name

mv — move (rename) files

Synopsis

mv [OPTION...] [−T] SOURCE DEST

mv [OPTION...] SOURCE... DIRECTORY

mv [OPTION...] −t DIRECTORY SOURCE...

DESCRIPTION

Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

−−backup[=CONTROL/]: make a backup of each existing destination file
−b: like −−backup but does not accept an argument
−f, −−force: do not prompt before overwriting
−i, −−interactive: prompt before overwrite
−n, −−no−clobber: do not overwrite an existing file

If you specify more than one of −i, −f, −n, only the final one takes effect.

−−strip−trailing−slashes: remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument
−S, −−suffix=SUFFIX/: override the usual backup suffix
−t, −−target−directory=DIRECTORY/: move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
−T, −−no−target−directory: treat DEST as a normal file
−u, −−update: move only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing
−v, −−verbose: explain what is being done
−Z, −−context: set SELinux security context of destination file to default type
−−help: display this help and exit
−−version: output version information and exit

The backup suffix is _zsingle_quotesz_~_zsingle_quotesz_, unless set with −−suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the −−backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:

none, off: never make backups (even if −−backup is given)
numbered, t: make numbered backups
existing, nil: numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
simple, never: always make simple backups

AUTHOR

Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.

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