mv - move (rename) files


Usage

mv [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST

Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.


Moving

linux3[158]% ls
bar.txt  blah.txt  foo.txt  myDir
linux3[159]% ls myDir
linux3[160]% mv blah.txt myDir
linux3[161]% ls
bar.txt  foo.txt  myDir
linux3[162]% ls myDir
blah.txt
linux3[163]% mv foo.txt bar.txt myDir
linux3[164]% ls
myDir
linux3[165]% ls myDir
bar.txt  blah.txt  foo.txt
linux3[166]%

Renaming

linux3[173]% ls
blah.txt
linux3[174]% mv blah.txt foobar.txt
linux3[175]% ls
foobar.txt
linux3[176]%

Daniel J. Hood
Last modified: Thu Sep 30 13:03:25 EDT 2004