mv

File Management

Move or rename files and directories

Options & Flags

Available options for this command

-i

Prompt before overwrite

-v

Verbose output

-n

Do not overwrite existing file

Examples

Common usage examples

Rename a file

mv oldname.txt newname.txt

Move file to another directory

mv file.txt /path/to/destination/

Move all .txt files with confirmation

mv -i *.txt documents/

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