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NAME
       mv - move (rename) files
SYNOPSIS
       mv [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
       mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
       mv [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
DESCRIPTION
       Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.
       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
       too.
       --backup[=CONTROL]
              make a backup of each existing destination file
       -b     like --backup but does not accept an argument
       -f, --force
              do not prompt before overwriting
       -i, --interactive
              prompt before overwrite
       -n, --no-clobber
              do not overwrite an existing file
       If you specify more than one of -i, -f, -n, only the  final  one  takes
       effect.
       --strip-trailing-slashes
              remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument
       -S, --suffix=SUFFIX
              override the usual backup suffix
       -t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY
              move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
       -T, --no-target-directory
              treat DEST as a normal file
       -u, --update
              move  only  when  the  SOURCE file is newer than the destination
              file or when the destination file is missing
       -v, --verbose
              explain what is being done
       -Z, --context
              set SELinux security context of destination file to default type
       --help display this help and exit
       --version
              output version information and exit
       The  backup  suffix  is  '~',  unless  set  with   --suffix   or   SIM-
       PLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.   The version control method may be selected via the
       --backup option or through the  VERSION_CONTROL  environment  variable.
       Here are the values:
       none, off
              never make backups (even if --backup is given)
       numbered, t
              make numbered backups
       existing, nil
              numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
       simple, never
              always make simple backups
       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>;
       Report mv translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>;
AUTHOR
       Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>;.
       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
       rename(2)
       The full documentation for mv is maintained as a  Texinfo  manual.   If
       the  info and mv programs are properly installed at your site, the com-
       mand
              info coreutils 'mv invocation'
       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU coreutils 8.22               November 2020                           MV(1)