mv [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST mv[OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY mv[OPTION]... --target-directory=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
(equivalent to --reply=yes)
-i, --interactive
prompt before overwrite
(equivalent to --reply=query)
--reply={yes,no,query}
specify how to handle the prompt about an
existing destination file
--strip-trailing-slashes remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE
argument
-S, --suffix=SUFFIX
override the usual backup suffix
--target-directory=DIRECTORY
move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
-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
--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
AUTHOR
Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
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