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mv (short for move) is a Unix command that moves a file from one place to another. The original file is deleted, and the new file may have the same or a different name.

Examples:

mv myfile mynewfilename    renames a file
mv myfile /myfile          moves 'myfile' from the current directory to the root directory
mv myfile dir/myfile       moves 'myfile' to 'dir/file' relative to the current directory
mv myfile /copy_of_myfile  moves 'myfile' to / and renames it to copy_of_myfile
mv --help                  shows a very concise help about the syntax of the command
man mv                     prints an extensive user manual for 'mv' in the terminal

See also

• cp
• rm
• List of Unix programs

External links

• [link] The program's manpage

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