mv

Rename a file or directory when the target is not an existing directory

$ mv [path/to/source] [path/to/target]

$ mv [path/to/source] [path/to/existing_directory]

$ mv [path/to/source1 path/to/source2 ...] [path/to/existing_directory]

$ mv [[-f|--force]] [path/to/source] [path/to/target]

$ mv [[-i|--interactive]] [path/to/source] [path/to/target]

$ mv [[-n|--no-clobber]] [path/to/source] [path/to/target]

$ mv [[-v|--verbose]] [path/to/source] [path/to/target]

$ [find /var/log -type f -name '*.log' -print0] | [xargs -0] mv [[-t|--target-directory]] [path/to/target_directory]

mv [options] source... destination

-b, --backup
    Make backup of existing destination

-f, --force
    Don't prompt before overwriting

-i, --interactive
    Prompt before overwriting

-n, --no-clobber
    Don't overwrite existing files

-t, --target-directory=DIR
    Move all sources to directory

-u, --update
    Move only when source is newer

-v, --verbose
    Explain what is being done

--strip-trailing-slashes
    Remove trailing slashes from source

-T, --no-target-directory
    Treat destination as normal file

mv moves or renames files and directories. When moving within the same filesystem, it simply renames the file (changing directory entries). When moving across filesystems, it copies the data and then removes the original.

Cross-filesystem moves are slower (copy + delete). Moving to existing directory places source inside it. Permissions may change on cross-filesystem moves.

cp(1), rm(1), rename(1), install(1)