42 lines
1.1 KiB
Groff
42 lines
1.1 KiB
Groff
.TH MV 1
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.SH NAME
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mv \- move or rename a file
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBmv [\fB\-ifsmvx\fR] \fIfile1 file2\fR
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.br
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\fBmv [\fB\-ifsvx\fR] \fIfile\fR ... \fIdirectory\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.FL "\-i" "Prompt before removing existing files"
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.FL "\-f" "Do not prompt before removing existing files"
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.FL "\-s" "Do not clear any mode bits if owner can't be set"
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.FL "\-m" "Merge directory trees"
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.FL "\-v" "Tell what mv is doing"
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.FL "\-x" "Do not cross device boundaries"
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "mv oldname newname" "Move \fIoldname\fP to \fInewname\fP"
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.EX "mv file1 file2 /user/ast" "Move two files to \fI/user/ast\fP"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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.I Mv
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moves one or more files from one place in the file system to another.
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If the old path and new path are on the same device, it is done by renaming
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otherwise by copying. If you're not superuser, the copy will destroy the
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file's owner, group and setuid/setgid bits.
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.I mv
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will prompt before removing non-writable files if \fBstdin\fR is a terminal
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or the \fB\-i\fR flag was specified.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR cp (1),
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.BR rename (2).
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