3.1.17. mv
- move files/folders from one place to another.#
Both are performed with
mv
Follows the same notation as
cp
Does not require the option,
-r
!!
mv [source] [destination]
[source]
can be a file, folder,/path/to/file
, or/path/to/folder
[destination]
can be/path/to/file
, or/path/to/folder
withNewFileName
orNewFolderName
3.1.17.1. Move/Rename Files and Folders#
Moving a file is straightforward; you can even rename it at the destination
# Move file.txt to the folder, destination, in /path/to, and rename it to newname.txt
mv file.txt /path/to/destination/newname.txt
Same for folders
mv directory path/to/destination/newname
mv
is similar to cp
, but it deletes the source.
mv
is also useful for renaming files!
mv source.txt new.txt