The mv Command

Summary

The mv command moves files. The mv command can either rename files or move them to a different directory or location.

Basic command structure

For all descriptions below, the dollar sign indicates that BASH command prompt.

For renaming files: $ mv [source file name] [destination file name]

For moving file to different location $ mv [source file name] [destination path]

Possible Flags

-f

The -f flag makes it so you are not prompted for confirmation before overwriting the destination file.

-i

The -i flag prompts confirmation before moving a file or directory to an existing path name.

-v

The -v flag is to make the output verbose, printing the names and destinations of files after they are moved.

Examples

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