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May 10, 2022 |37.4K Views

mv-Renaming and moving files in Linux

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mv stands for move. mv is used to move one or more files or directories from one place to another in a file system like UNIX. It has two distinct functions:

(i) It renames a file or folder.

(ii) It moves a group of files to a different directory.

No additional space is consumed on a disk during renaming. This command normally works silently means no prompt for confirmation.

Syntax:

mv [Option] source destination

mv command:https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/mv-command-linux-examples/

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