MV
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: April 29, 1985
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NAME
mv - move or rename files
SYNOPSIS
mv
[
-i
] [
-f
] [
-
] file1 file2
mv
[
-i
] [
-f
] [
-
] file ... directory
DESCRIPTION
Mv
moves (changes the name of)
file1
to
file2.
If
file2
already exists, it is removed before
file1
is moved. If
file2
has a mode which forbids writing,
mv
prints the mode (see
chmod(2))
and reads the standard input to obtain a line; if the line begins with
y,
the move takes place; if not,
mv
exits.
In the second form, one or more
files
(plain files or directories) are moved to the
directory
with their original file-names.
Mv
refuses to move a file onto itself.
Options:
- -i
-
stands for interactive mode. Whenever a move is to supercede an
existing file, the user is prompted by the name of the file
followed by a question mark. If he answers with a line starting
with 'y', the move continues. Any other reply prevents the move from
occurring.
- -f
-
stands for force. This option overrides any mode restrictions or the
-i switch.
- -
-
means interpret all the following arguments to
mv
as file names. This allows file names starting with minus.
SEE ALSO
cp(1), ln(1)
BUGS
If
file1
and
file2
lie on different file systems,
mv
must copy the file and delete the original.
In this case the owner name becomes that of the copying process and any
linking relationship with other files is lost.
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- SEE ALSO
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- BUGS
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