Name
mv
Synopsis
mv [option
]sources target
Moves or renames files and directories. The source (first column) and target (second column) determine the result (third column):
Source |
Target |
Result |
---|---|---|
File |
name (nonexistent) |
Rename file to name. |
File |
Existing file |
Overwrite existing file with source file. |
Directory |
name (nonexistent) |
Rename directory to name. |
Directory |
Existing directory |
Move directory to be a subdirectory of existing directory. |
One or more files |
Existing directory |
Move files to directory. |
mv
does not preserve resource forks or HFS
metadata when moving files that contain them. For such files, use
MvMac
instead.
Options
-
-f
Force the move, even if target file exists; suppress messages about restricted access modes.
-
-i
Query user before removing files.
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