mv Command in Linux: Move and Rename Files and Directories

The mv command in Linux moves or renames files and directories. It does not change the attributes of the moved files or directories if the transfer is within the same filesystem. If the destination where the files or directories are being moved to does not exist, the command renames the source, otherwise the data is overwritten.

The most common options are:

• -f: Forces the movement of files suppressing confirmation messages to overwrite.
• -i: Prompts the user before moving each file.

Examples:

Renames arquivo1 to arquivo2:

$ mv arquivo1 arquivo2

Moves arquivo1 to the /tmp directory:

$ mv arquivo1 /tmp

You can also use mv with ".." to move something to the parent directory:

$ mv arquivo1 ../

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