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Bash mv

Bash command: mv

Moves files and folders.

mv source target
mv source ... directory

The first argument is the file you want to move, and the second is the location to move it to. It can also be used to rename a file, by inputting 2 file names as parameters, like so: mv originalFilename.txt newFilename.txt

Commonly used options:

• -f to force move them and overwrite files without checking with the user.
• -i to prompt confirmation before overwriting files.

More Information:

• Wikipedia