Mv

mv is a command which moves (renames) files.

Syntax
mv [OPTION] source dest  mv [OPTION] source directory  mv [OPTION] --target-directory=directory source 

Rename source to dest, or move source(s) to directory.

Options
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.


 * --backup[=CONTROL] - make a backup of each existing destination file
 * -b - like --backup but does not accept an argument
 * -f, --force - do not prompt before overwriting equivalent to --reply=yes
 * -i, --interactive - prompt before overwrite equivalent to --reply=query
 * --reply={yes,no,query} - specify how to handle the prompt about an existing destination file
 * --strip-trailing-slashes - remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument
 * -S, --suffix=SUFFIX - override the usual backup suffix
 * --target-directory=DIRECTORY - move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
 * -u, --update - move only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing
 * -v, --verbose - explain what is being done
 * --help - display this help and exit
 * --version - output version information and exit

The backup suffix is `~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:


 * none, off - never make backups (even if --backup is given)
 * numbered, t - make numbered backups
 * existing, nil - numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
 * simple, never - always make simple backups

= Provided by =

Most (all?) Linux distributions incorporate this from the GNU Coreutils: man page

= Related Commands =
 * cp - Copy files
 * rm - Removes files
 * mkdir - Creates a directory
 * dd - device-to-device copier
 * install - Copy and set permissions
 * shred - Remove files securely