mv

Move or rename files and directories. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mv>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/mv.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install coreutils
Ubuntu
apt-get install coreutils
Image Alpine
apk add coreutils
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S coreutils
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install coreutils
CentOS
yum install coreutils
Fedora
dnf install coreutils
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install coreutils
OS X
brew install coreutils
Raspbian
apt-get install coreutils
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/mv mv powered by Commando

Move or rename files and directories. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mv>.

  • 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 path/to/source path/to/target
  • Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions:
    mv -i path/to/source path/to/target
  • Do not overwrite existing files at the target:
    mv -n path/to/source path/to/target
  • Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved:
    mv -v path/to/source path/to/target

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