Linux Command - mv
mv - move (rename) files,
- overwrites if dest already exists
- can be used to rename a file
mv file1 file2 # rename file
mv file1 dir1 # move file into dir ( if dest is a dir )
mv dir1 dir2 # move dir into another dir
# ( or rename if dest doesn't exist )
mv /var/log/test /data/backup/test
mv /var/log/test /data/backup
-b | backup |
-f | don’t prompt to overwrite |
-i | interactive, prompt before overwrite |
-n | no clobber, don’t overwrite |
-u | update, only move when source is newer than dest |
-v | verbose |
-z | set SELinux security context to default on dest |