mv
Last Updated on Sunday, 19 December 2010 10:19
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| 1. Name |
| 2. Synopsis |
| 3. Frequently used options |
| 4. Examples |
1. Name
mv [man page] - move (rename) files
2. Synopsis
mv [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
mv [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
3. Frequently used options
-f, --force
do not prompt before overwriting
-i, --interactive
prompt before overwrite
4. Examples
Move whole directory:
mv dir2/ dir1/
move content of dir2 to dir1:
mv dir2/* dir1/
Use -i option if you re not sure that the target directory does not contain same files or directories. If it does mv will override current files by default.:
mv -i file1 dir1/
mv command can be also used to rename files and directories:
mv file1 file2
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