# mv > Move or rename files and directories. > More information: . - Rename a file or directory when the target is not an existing directory: `mv {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` - Move a file or directory into an existing directory: `mv {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/existing_directory}}` - Move multiple files into an existing directory, keeping the filenames unchanged: `mv {{path/to/source1 path/to/source2 ...}} {{path/to/existing_directory}}` - Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files: `mv {{[-f|--force]}} {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` - Prompt for confirmation interactively before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions: `mv {{[-i|--interactive]}} {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` - Do not overwrite existing files at the target: `mv {{[-n|--no-clobber]}} {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` - Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved: `mv {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` - Specify target directory so that you can use external tools to gather movable files: `{{find /var/log -type f -name '*.log' -print0}} | {{xargs -0}} mv {{[-t|--target-directory]}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`