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diff --git a/man/1/mv b/man/1/mv new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1c3309f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/1/mv @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +.TH MV 1 +.SH NAME +mv \- move files +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B mv +.I fromfile +.I tofile +.br +.B mv +.I fromfile ... +.I todir +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Mv +moves +.I fromfile +to +.IR tofile . +If the files are in the same directory, +.I fromfile +is simply renamed; +a previously existing file named +.I tofile +will be (silently) removed. +Otherwise, +.I mv +copies +.I fromfile +to +.IR tofile , +then removes +.IR fromfile . +This requires write permission for the parent directories involved. +.PP +If the last argument is a directory, the earlier arguments (all files) will be moved into that directory. Any previously existing files of the same name will be overwritten. +Directories can only be renamed: +.I mv +refuses to move one into another. +.SH SOURCE +.B /appl/cmd/mv.b +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR cp (1), +.IR rm (1), +.IR sys-stat (2) |
