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<h2>mv - Move files</h2>
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<strong>Synopsis</strong>
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<p><strong>mv [-f | -i]</strong> <em>source_file
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target_file</em></p>
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<p><strong>mv [-f | -i]</strong> <em>source_file ...
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target_dir</em></p>
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<p><strong>Description</strong></p>
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<p>In its first form, the <strong>mv</strong> utility renames the
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file named by the <em>source_file</em> operand to the destination
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path named by the <em>target_file</em> operand. This form is
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assumed when the last operand does not name an already existing
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directory.</p>
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<p>In its second form, <strong>mv</strong> moves each file named by
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a <em>source_file</em> operand to a destination file in the
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existing directory named by the <em>target_dir</em> operand. The
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destination path for each <em>source_file</em> operand is the path
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name produced by the concatenation of <em>target_dir</em>, a slash,
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and the final path name component from <em>source_file</em>.</p>
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<p>It is an error for either the <em>source_file</em> operand or
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the destination path to specify a directory except when both are
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directories.</p>
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<p>If the destination path does not have a mode which permits
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writing, <strong>mv</strong> prompts the user for confirmation as
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specified for the <strong>-i</strong> option.</p>
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<p><strong>Options</strong></p>
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<dl>
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<dt><strong>-f</strong></dt>
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<dd>Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting the
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destination path. The <strong>-i</strong> option is ignored if the
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<strong>-f</strong> option is specified.</dd>
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<dt><strong>-i</strong></dt>
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<dd>Write a prompt to standard error before moving a file that
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would overwrite an existing file. If the response from the standard
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input begins with the first character for the YES response in the
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current locale, the move is attempted.</dd>
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</dl>
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<p><strong>Exit Status</strong></p>
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<ul>
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<li>0 on success</li>
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<li>>0 if an error occurs</li>
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<p><strong>Related information</strong></p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="cp.htm">cp - Copy files</a></li>
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<li><a href="ln.htm">ln - Link files</a></li>
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<li><a href="ls.htm">ls - List directory contents</a></li>
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<li><a href="rm.htm">rm - Remove directory entries</a></li>
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</ul>
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<strong>Examples</strong>
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<ol>
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<li>Move the file "perl5" into the directory "/usr/bin" and prompt
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the user to overwrite if the file exists.
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<pre>
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mv -i perl5 /usr/bin
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</pre>
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</li>
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</ol>
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