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MV(1) User Commands MV(1)
mv - move (rename) files
mv [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
mv [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
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
--debug
explain how a file is copied. Implies -v
--exchange
exchange source and destination
-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.
--no-copy
do not copy if renaming fails
--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
--update[=UPDATE]
control which existing files are updated;
UPDATE={all,none,none-fail,older(default)}.
-u equivalent to --update[=older]. See below
-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
UPDATE controls which existing files in the destination are
replaced. 'all' is the default operation when an --update option
is not specified, and results in all existing files in the
destination being replaced. 'none' is like the --no-clobber
option, in that no files in the destination are replaced, and
skipped files do not induce a failure. 'none-fail' also ensures
no files are replaced in the destination, but any skipped files
are diagnosed and induce a failure. 'older' is the default
operation when --update is specified, and results in files being
replaced if they're older than the corresponding source file.
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
Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
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Copyright © 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute
it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
rename(2)
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mv>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mv invocation'
This page is part of the coreutils (basic file, shell and text
manipulation utilities) project. Information about the project
can be found at ⟨http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/⟩. If you
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Pages that refer to this page: rename(1), sshfs(1), rename(2), inotify(7), symlink(7), lsof(8)
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