.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.28. .TH MV "1" "July 2002" "mv (fileutils) 4.1.10" "User Commands" .SH NAME mv \- move (rename) files .SH SYNOPSIS .B mv [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fISOURCE DEST\fR .br .B mv [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fISOURCE\fR... \fIDIRECTORY\fR .br .B mv [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fI--target-directory=DIRECTORY SOURCE\fR... .SH DESCRIPTION .\" Add any additional description here .PP Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY. .PP Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. .TP \fB\-\-backup\fR[=\fICONTROL\fR] make a backup of each existing destination file .TP \fB\-b\fR like \fB\-\-backup\fR but does not accept an argument .TP \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR do not prompt before overwriting equivalent to \fB\-\-reply\fR=\fIyes\fR .TP \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-interactive\fR prompt before overwrite equivalent to \fB\-\-reply\fR=\fIquery\fR .TP \fB\-\-reply=\fR{yes,no,query} specify how to handle the prompt about an existing destination file .TP \fB\-\-strip\-trailing\-slashes\fR remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument .TP \fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fR override the usual backup suffix .TP \fB\-\-target\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY .TP \fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-update\fR move only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing .TP \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR explain what is being done .TP \fB\-\-help\fR display this help and exit .TP \fB\-\-version\fR output version information and exit .PP The backup suffix is `~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values: .TP none, off never make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given) .TP numbered, t make numbered backups .TP existing, nil numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise .TP simple, never always make simple backups .SH AUTHOR Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering. .SH "REPORTING BUGS" Report bugs to . .SH COPYRIGHT Copyright \(co 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. .br This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. .SH "SEE ALSO" The full documentation for .B mv is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the .B info and .B mv programs are properly installed at your site, the command .IP .B info mv .PP should give you access to the complete manual.
