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 |
−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
−Z, −−context
set SELinux security context of destination file to default type
−−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
Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
GNU coreutils
online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report mv translation bugs to
<https://translationproject.org/team/>
Copyright
© 2018 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 at:
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mv>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mv
invocation'