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.TH MV 1 .SH NAME mv \- move files .SH SYNOPSIS .B mv .I fromfile .I tofile .br .B mv .I fromfile ... .I todir .SH DESCRIPTION .I Mv moves .I fromfile to .IR tofile . If the files are in the same directory, .I fromfile is simply renamed; a previously existing file named .I tofile will be (silently) removed. Otherwise, .I mv copies .I fromfile to .IR tofile , then removes .IR fromfile . This requires write permission for the parent directories involved. .PP If the last argument is a directory, the earlier arguments (all files) will be moved into that directory. Any previously existing files of the same name will be overwritten. Directories can only be renamed: .I mv refuses to move one into another. .SH SOURCE .B /appl/cmd/mv.b .SH "SEE ALSO" .IR cp (1), .IR rm (1), .IR sys-stat (2)