mv
move files
TLDR
Move a file to an arbitrary location
Move files into another directory, keeping the filenames
Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files
Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions
Do not overwrite existing files at the target
Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved
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.
- --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
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help:
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2022 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.
SEE ALSO
rename(2) Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mv> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mv invocation'
AUTHOR
Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.