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category-page: fs
category-title: FileSystem
tags: directory list move rename
author: Mattia Hijman
title: mv
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<!-- Co-authored with Joy Albertini -->

The <code>mv</code> command is used to move a file from a given path to another.
It can also be used to rename a file by moving it into the same directory,
but with a different name.<br>
It stands for <i>MoVe</i>.

<pre>
mv [-finv] source target
</pre>

<h3>Flags</h3>

<ul>
    <li> <b>-f</b>: Force overwriting  file(s) without asking a confirmation.</li>
    <li> <b>-i</b>: Request confirmation before overwriting the file(s).</li>
    <li> <b>-n</b>: Don't allow to overwrite existing file(s).</li>
    <li> <b>-v</b>: Cause mv to be verbose, showing files after they are moved.</li>
</ul>