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- .th MV I 8/20/73
- .sh NAME
- mv \*- move or rename a file
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .bd mv
- name1 name2
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- .it Mv
- changes the name of
- .it name1
- to
- .it name2.
- If
- .it name2
- is a directory,
- .it name1
- is moved to
- that directory with its original file-name.
- Directories may only be moved within the same parent
- directory (just renamed).
- .s3
- If
- .it name2
- already exists,
- it is removed before
- .it name1
- is renamed.
- If
- .it name2
- has a mode which forbids writing,
- .it mv
- prints the mode and
- reads the standard input to obtain a line;
- if the line begins with
- .bd y,
- the move takes place;
- if not,
- .it mv
- exits.
- .s3
- If
- .it name2
- would lie on a different file system,
- so that a simple rename is impossible,
- .it mv
- copies the file
- and deletes the original.
- .sh BUGS
- It should take a
- .bd "\*-f"
- flag, like
- .it rm,
- to suppress the question
- if the target exists and is not writable.
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