mv - move files mv fromfile tofile

mv fromfile ... todir

Mv moves fromfile to tofile . If the files are in the same directory, fromfile is simply renamed; a previously existing file named tofile will be (silently) removed. Otherwise, mv copies fromfile to tofile , then removes fromfile . This requires write permission for the parent directories involved.

If the last argument is a directory, the earlier arguments (all files) will be moved into that directory. Any previously existing files of the same name will be overwritten. Directories can only be renamed: mv refuses to move one into another.

/appl/cmd/mv.b cp (1), rm (1), sys-stat (2)