MV(1) Minix Programmer's Manual MV(1)
NAME
mv - move or rename a file
SYNOPSIS
mv [-ifsmvx] file1 file2
mv [-ifsvx] file ... directory
OPTIONS
-i Prompt before removing existing files
-f Do not prompt before removing existing files
-s Do not clear any mode bits if owner can't be set
-m Merge directory trees
-v Tell what mv is doing
-x Do not cross device boundaries
EXAMPLES
mv oldname newname # Move oldname to newname
mv file1 file2 /user/ast
# Move two files to /user/ast
DESCRIPTION
Mv moves one or more files from one place in the file system to another.
If the old path and new path are on the same device, it is done by
renaming otherwise by copying. If you're not superuser, the copy will
destroy the file's owner, group and setuid/setgid bits. mv will prompt
before removing non-writable files if stdin is a terminal or the -i flag
was specified.
SEE ALSO
cp(1), rename(2).
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