mv for filesystem

Move files or directories.

Signature

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

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

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