mv

mv [OPTIONS] <files>...

Move SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

Options

--help, -h

Print help information

--version, -V

Print version information

--backup=<CONTROL>

make a backup of each existing destination file

-b

like --backup but does not accept an argument

--force, -f

do not prompt before overwriting

--interactive, -i

prompt before override

--no-clobber, -n

do not overwrite an existing file

--strip-trailing-slashes

remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument

--suffix=<SUFFIX>, -S <SUFFIX>

override the usual backup suffix

--target-directory=<DIRECTORY>, -t <DIRECTORY>

move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY

--no-target-directory, -T

treat DEST as a normal file

--update, -u

move only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing

--verbose, -v

explain what is being done