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NAME
mv - move or rename files and directories
SYNOPSIS
mv
file1 file2
mv
file ... directory
DESCRIPTION
Mv
moves (changes the name of)
file1
to
file2.
If
file2
already exists,
it is removed before
file1
is moved.
If
file2
has a mode which forbids writing,
mv
prints the mode (see
chmod(2))
and
reads the standard input to obtain a line;
if the line begins with
y,
the move takes place;
if not,
mv
exits.
In the second form,
one or more
files
are moved to the
directory
with their original
file-names.
Mv
refuses to move a file onto itself.
SEE ALSO
cp(1), chmod(2)
BUGS
If
file1
and
file2
lie on different file systems,
mv
must copy the file and delete the original.
In this case the owner name becomes
that of the copying process and any
linking relationship with other files
is lost.
Mv
should take
-f
flag, like
rm,
to suppress the question
if the target exists and is not writable.
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