NAME
mv - move (rename) files
SYNOPSIS
mv [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY mv [OPTION]... -t 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 | |
| -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. | |
| --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 | |
| -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 mv bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://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.
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 invocation' | |
