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.TH MV 1 
.SH NAME
mv  \-  move or rename files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mv
file1 file2
.PP
.B mv
file ... directory
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mv
moves (changes the name of)
.I file1
to
.IR file2 .
.PP
If
.I file2
already exists,
it is removed before
.I file1
is moved.
If
.I file2
has a mode which forbids writing,
.I mv
prints the mode (see
.IR chmod (2))
and
reads the standard input to obtain a line;
if the line begins with
.B y,
the move takes place;
if not,
.I mv
exits.
.PP
In the second form,
one or more
.I files
are moved to the
.I directory
with their original
file-names.
.PP
.I Mv
refuses to move a file onto itself.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
cp(1), chmod(2)
.SH BUGS
If
.I file1
and
.I file2
lie on different file systems,
.I mv
must copy the file and delete the original.
In this case the owner name becomes
that of the copying process and any
linking relationship with other files
is lost.
.PP
Directories may only be moved within the same parent
directory.
.PP
.I Mv
should take
.B \-f
flag, like
.I rm,
to suppress the question
if the target exists and is not writable.
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c1030a02 TL	1	.TH MV 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	mv \- move or rename files
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B mv
	6	file1 file2
	7	.PP
	8	.B mv
	9	file ... directory
	10	.SH DESCRIPTION
	11	.I Mv
	12	moves (changes the name of)
	13	.I file1
	14	to
	15	.IR file2 .
	16	.PP
	17	If
	18	.I file2
	19	already exists,
	20	it is removed before
	21	.I file1
	22	is moved.
	23	If
	24	.I file2
	25	has a mode which forbids writing,
	26	.I mv
	27	prints the mode (see
	28	.IR chmod (2))
	29	and
	30	reads the standard input to obtain a line;
	31	if the line begins with
	32	.B y,
	33	the move takes place;
	34	if not,
	35	.I mv
	36	exits.
	37	.PP
	38	In the second form,
	39	one or more
	40	.I files
	41	are moved to the
	42	.I directory
	43	with their original
	44	file-names.
	45	.PP
	46	.I Mv
	47	refuses to move a file onto itself.
	48	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	49	cp(1), chmod(2)
	50	.SH BUGS
	51	If
	52	.I file1
	53	and
	54	.I file2
	55	lie on different file systems,
	56	.I mv
	57	must copy the file and delete the original.
	58	In this case the owner name becomes
	59	that of the copying process and any
	60	linking relationship with other files
	61	is lost.
	62	.PP
	63	Directories may only be moved within the same parent
	64	directory.
65	.PP
66	.I Mv
67	should take
68	.B \-f
69	flag, like
70	.I rm,
71	to suppress the question
72	if the target exists and is not writable.