11/3/71 | MV (I) |
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NAME |
mv -- move or rename a file |
SYNOPSIS |
my name1 name2 ... |
DESCRIPTION |
mv changes the name of name by linking to it under thename name2 and then unlinking name1. Several pairs of |
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| arguments may be given. If the new name is a directory,the file is moved to that directory under its old name. Directories may only be moved within the same parentdirectory (just renamed). |
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FILES |
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SEE_ALSO |
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DIAGNOSTICS |
"?a? -- incorrect argument count"d" -- attempt to move a directory |
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| "s" -- moving file to itself"l"-- link error; old file doesn't exist or can't write |
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| new directory"u" -- can't unlink old name |
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BUGS |
If mv succeeds in removing the target file, but then inunable to link back to the old file, the result is ?l and |
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| the removal of the target file. This is common withdemountable file systems and should be circumvented. Also in such cases, mv should copy if it can. |
OWNER |
ken, dmr |
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