MV
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: March 2004
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NAME
mv - move (rename) files
SYNOPSIS
mv
[OPTION]... SOURCE DEST
mv
[OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
mv
[OPTION]... --target-directory=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
(equivalent to --reply=yes)
- -i, --interactive
-
prompt before overwrite
(equivalent to --reply=query)
- --reply={yes,no,query}
-
specify how to handle the prompt about an
existing destination file
- --strip-trailing-slashes remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE
-
argument
- -S, --suffix=SUFFIX
-
override the usual backup suffix
- --target-directory=DIRECTORY
-
move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
- -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
- --help
-
display this help and exit
- --version
-
output version information and exit
The backup suffix is `~', 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.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for
mv
is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info
and
mv
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
-
info coreutils mv
should give you access to the complete manual.
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- AUTHOR
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- REPORTING BUGS
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- COPYRIGHT
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- SEE ALSO
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