mv for filesystem

Move files or directories.

Signature

> mv (source) (destination) --verbose --force --interactive --update

Parameters

  • source: the location to move files/directories from
  • destination: the location to move files/directories to
  • --verbose (-v): make mv to be verbose, showing files been moved.
  • --force (-f): overwrite the destination.
  • --interactive (-i): ask user to confirm action
  • --update (-u): move only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file(with -f) or when the destination file is missing

Input/output types:

inputoutput
nothingnothing

Examples

Rename a file

> mv before.txt after.txt

Move a file into a directory

> mv test.txt my/subdirectory

Move many files into a directory

> mv *.txt my/subdirectory