Linux mv Command

What is Linux mv Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use mv command in Linux. mv command is mv - move (rename) files.

mv Syntax#

mv [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
mv [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...

mv Examples#

mv Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of mv command. mv command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for mv command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man mv

To open info page for mv command we can use command below.

info mv

To open help page from mv command we can run command below.

mv --help

Linux mv Command Source Code#

You can find mv command source code from the folowing repositories:

• mv source code on GitHub
• mv source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• mv source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use mv in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.