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MV (1)
NAME
mv - move files
SYNOPSIS
mv [ f ] source target mv [ f ] source ... source
DESCRIPTION
In its first form, the mv utility renames the file named by the
source operand to the destination path named by the target
operand. This form is assumed when the last operand does not
name an already existing directory.
In its second form, mv moves each file named by a source
operand to a destination file in the existing directory named by
the directory operand. The destination path for each operand is
the pathname produced by the concatenation of the last operand, a
slash, and the final pathname component of the named file.
The following options are available:
f - Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting the
destination path. (The option is ignored if the option is
specified.)
i - Causes mv to write a prompt to standard error before
moving a file that would overwrite an existing file. If the
response from the standard input begins with the character
``y'', the move is attempted.
It is an error for either the source operand or the destination
path to specify a directory unless both do.
If the destination path does not have a mode which permits
writing, mv prompts the user for confirmation as specified for
the option.
As the rename (2) call does not work across file systems, mv
uses cp (1) and rm (1) to accomplish the move. The effect is
equivalent to: rm -f destination_path && \ cp -pr source_file
destination && \ rm -rf source_file
The mv utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
cp (1)
STANDARDS
The mv utility is expected to be compatible.