mv
Move or rename files and directories.
More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mv.
- Rename a file or directory when the target is not an existing directory:
mv path/to/source path/to/target
- Move a file or directory into an existing directory:
mv path/to/source path/to/existing_directory
- Move multiple files into an existing directory, keeping the filenames unchanged:
mv path/to/source1 path/to/source2 ... path/to/existing_directory
- Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files:
mv -f path/to/source path/to/target
- Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions:
mv -i path/to/source path/to/target
- Do not overwrite existing files at the target:
mv -n path/to/source path/to/target
- Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved:
mv -v path/to/source path/to/target