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NAME

6       mv - move (rename) files
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SYNOPSIS

9       mv [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
10       mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
11       mv [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
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DESCRIPTION

14       Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.
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16       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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19       --backup[=CONTROL]
20              make a backup of each existing destination file
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22       -b     like --backup but does not accept an argument
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24       -f, --force
25              do not prompt before overwriting
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27       -i, --interactive
28              prompt before overwrite
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30       -n, --no-clobber
31              do not overwrite an existing file
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33       If you specify more than one of -i, -f, -n, only the  final  one  takes
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36       --strip-trailing-slashes
37              remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument
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39       -S, --suffix=SUFFIX
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42       -t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY
43              move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
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45       -T, --no-target-directory
46              treat DEST as a normal file
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48       -u, --update
49              move  only  when  the  SOURCE file is newer than the destination
50              file or when the destination file is missing
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52       -v, --verbose
53              explain what is being done
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55       --help display this help and exit
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57       --version
58              output version information and exit
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60       The  backup  suffix  is  `~',  unless  set  with   --suffix   or   SIM‐
61       PLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.   The version control method may be selected via the
62       --backup option or through the  VERSION_CONTROL  environment  variable.
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65       none, off
66              never make backups (even if --backup is given)
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68       numbered, t
69              make numbered backups
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71       existing, nil
72              numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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74       simple, never
75              always make simple backups
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AUTHOR

78       Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
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REPORTING BUGS

81       Report mv bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
82       GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
83       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
84       Report mv translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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87       Copyright  ©  2010  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
88       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
89       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
90       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

93       rename(2)
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95       The  full  documentation  for mv is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
96       the info and mv programs are properly installed at your site, the  com‐
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99              info coreutils 'mv invocation'
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101       should give you access to the complete manual.
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105GNU coreutils 8.5                November 2010                           MV(1)
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