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
−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,older(default)}. See below
−u |
equivalent to −−update[=older] |
−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 similar to the −−no−clobber option, in that no files in the destination are replaced, but also skipped files do not 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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rename(2)
Full
documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mv>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mv
invocation'