tldr/pages/common/mv.md

# mv

> Move or rename files and directories.

- Move files in arbitrary locations:

`mv {{source}} {{target}}`

- Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files:

`mv -f {{source}} {{target}}`

- Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions:

`mv -i {{source}} {{target}}`

- Do not overwrite existing files at the target:

`mv -n {{source}} {{target}}`

- Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved:

`mv -v {{source}} {{target}}`
Add tldr page for mv 2014-02-02 19:47:49 +01:00			`# mv`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`> Move or rename files and directories.`
Add tldr page for mv 2014-02-02 19:47:49 +01:00
Fix spelling error (#846) 2016-04-10 15:06:07 -04:00			`- Move files in arbitrary locations:`
Add tldr page for mv 2014-02-02 19:47:49 +01:00
Remove path specific entries in mv page, as discussed in https://github.com/rprieto/tldr/pull/69 2014-02-04 19:20:54 +01:00			`mv {{source}} {{target}}`
Add tldr page for mv 2014-02-02 19:47:49 +01:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files:`
Add tldr page for mv 2014-02-02 19:47:49 +01:00
Remove path specific entries in mv page, as discussed in https://github.com/rprieto/tldr/pull/69 2014-02-04 19:20:54 +01:00			`mv -f {{source}} {{target}}`
Add tldr page for mv 2014-02-02 19:47:49 +01:00
mv: fix -i example and add -n example (#2482) 2018-10-23 18:18:41 -04:00			`- Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions:`
Add tldr page for mv 2014-02-02 19:47:49 +01:00
mv: fix -i example and add -n example (#2482) 2018-10-23 18:18:41 -04:00			`mv -i {{source}} {{target}}`

			`- Do not overwrite existing files at the target:`

			`mv -n {{source}} {{target}}`
Add tldr page for mv 2014-02-02 19:47:49 +01:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved:`
Add tldr page for mv 2014-02-02 19:47:49 +01:00
Remove path specific entries in mv page, as discussed in https://github.com/rprieto/tldr/pull/69 2014-02-04 19:20:54 +01:00			`mv -v {{source}} {{target}}`