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
GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report mv translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
Copyright
© 2013 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.
rename(2)
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'
should give you access to the complete manual.