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.TH MV 1 "November 1998" "GNU fileutils 4.0" "FSF"
.SH NAME
mv \- move (rename) files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mv
[\fIOPTION\fR]...\fI SOURCE DEST\fR
.br
.B mv
[\fIOPTION\fR]...\fI SOURCE\fR...\fI DIRECTORY\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.PP
Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-backup\fR
make backup before removal
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
remove existing destinations, never prompt
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-interactive\fR
prompt before overwrite
.TP
\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fR
override the usual backup suffix
.TP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-update\fR
move only older or brand new non-directories
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
explain what is being done
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\-control\fR=\fIWORD\fR
override the usual version control
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.PP
The backup suffix is ~, unless set with SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.  The
version control may be set with VERSION_CONTROL, values are:
.TP
t, numbered
make numbered backups
.TP
nil, existing
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
.TP
never, simple
always make simple backups
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B mv
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B mv
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info mv
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.