BSD 4_4 release

[unix-history] / usr / src / bin / mv / mv.1

diff --git a/usr/src/bin/mv/mv.1 b/usr/src/bin/mv/mv.1
index ff66f33..48ab6a5 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/bin/mv/mv.1
+++ b/usr/src/bin/mv/mv.1
@@ -1,36 +1,52 @@
-.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
-.\" All rights reserved.
+.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993
+.\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

 .\"
 .\"

-.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided
-.\" that: (1) source distributions retain this entire copyright notice and
-.\" comment, and (2) distributions including binaries display the following
-.\" acknowledgement:  ``This product includes software developed by the
-.\" University of California, Berkeley and its contributors'' in the
-.\" documentation or other materials provided with the distribution and in
-.\" all advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software.
-.\" Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may
-.\" be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
-.\" specific prior written permission.
-.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
-.\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
+.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

 .\"
 .\"

-.\"     @(#)mv.1       6.5 (Berkeley) 7/24/90
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
+.\"    This product includes software developed by the University of
+.\"    California, Berkeley and its contributors.
+.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\"    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+.\"    without specific prior written permission.

 .\"
 .\"

-.Dd July 24, 1990
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)mv.1        8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
+.\"
+.Dd May 31, 1993

 .Dt MV 1
 .Dt MV 1

-.Os BSD 4.4
+.Os

 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mv
 .Nd move files
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm mv
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mv
 .Nd move files
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm mv

-.Op Fl f Li \&| Fl i
+.Op Fl f | Fl i

 .Ar source target
 .Nm mv
 .Ar source target
 .Nm mv

-.Op  Fl f Li \&| Fl i
+.Op  Fl f | Fl i

 .Ar source ... source directory
 .Ar source ... source directory

-.De

 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Pp
 In its first form, the
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Pp
 In its first form, the


@@ -55,8 +71,8 @@ concatenation of the last operand, a slash, and the final pathname
 component of the named file.
 .Pp
 The following options are available:
 component of the named file.
 .Pp
 The following options are available:

-.Tw Ds
-.Tp Fl f
+.Bl -tag -width flag
+.It Fl f

 Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting the destination
 path.
 (The
 Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting the destination
 path.
 (The


@@ -64,14 +80,14 @@ path.
 option is ignored if the
 .Fl f
 option is specified.)
 option is ignored if the
 .Fl f
 option is specified.)

-.Tp Fl i
+.It Fl i

 Causes
 .Nm mv
 to write a prompt to standard error before moving a file that would
 overwrite an existing file.
 If the response from the standard input begins with the character ``y'',
 the move is attempted.
 Causes
 .Nm mv
 to write a prompt to standard error before moving a file that would
 overwrite an existing file.
 If the response from the standard input begins with the character ``y'',
 the move is attempted.

-.Tp
+.El

 .Pp
 It is an error for either the
 .Ar source
 .Pp
 It is an error for either the
 .Ar source


@@ -88,24 +104,26 @@ As the
 call does not work across file systems,
 .Nm mv
 uses
 call does not work across file systems,
 .Nm mv
 uses

-.Xr cp  1
+.Xr cp 1

 and
 and

-.Xr rm  1
+.Xr rm 1

 to accomplish the move.
 The effect is equivalent to:
 to accomplish the move.
 The effect is equivalent to:

-.Pp
-.Ds I
+.Bd -literal -offset indent

 rm -f destination_path && \e
 \tcp -pr source_file destination && \e
 \trm -rf source_file
 rm -f destination_path && \e
 \tcp -pr source_file destination && \e
 \trm -rf source_file

-.De
+.Ed

 .Pp
 The
 .Nm mv
 utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Pp
 The
 .Nm mv
 utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
 .Sh SEE ALSO

-.Xr cp 1
+.Xr cp 1 ,
+.Xr symlink 7

 .Sh STANDARDS
 The
 .Nm mv
 .Sh STANDARDS
 The
 .Nm mv

-function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.
+utility is expected to be
+.St -p1003.2
+compatible.