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NAME
       mv - move (rename) files

SYNOPSIS
       mv [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
       mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
       mv [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...

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

       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

       -i, interactive
              prompt before overwrite

       -n, no-clobber
              do not overwrite an existing file

       If you specify more than one of -i, -f, -n, only the  final  one  takes
       effect.

       strip-trailing-slashes
              remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument

       -S, suffix=SUFFIX
              override the usual backup suffix

       -t, target-directory=DIRECTORY
              move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY

       -T, no-target-directory
              treat DEST as a normal file

       -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

       -Z, context
              set SELinux security context of destination file to default type

       help display this help and exit

       version
              output version information and exit

       The  backup  suffix  is  '~',  unless  set  with   suffix   or   SIM‐
       PLEBACKUPSUFFIX.   The version control method may be selected via the
       backup option or through the  VERSIONCONTROL  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

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AUTHOR
       Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later .
       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       rename(2)

       The full documentation for mv is maintained as a  Texinfo  manual.   If
       the  info and mv programs are properly installed at your site, the com‐
       mand

              info coreutils 'mv invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                            MV(1)