mv - Unix, Linux Command

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.

Tag	Description
--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
--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 bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.