The
mv command (short for move) is used to move files or
directories into a different directory. The mv command
is used like this:
mv source target
When you want to move a file into a directory, the source
will be the name of the file you want to move and the target
will be an existing directory in your working directory. Note that the
target must be an existing directory. You cannot move a file into a directory
that does not already exist.
You can also move a directory into another directory.
In this case, both source and target will be existing
directories. Source will be the directory you want to move, and
target will be the directory to move the source to.
If you accidentally supply a source file or directory
to the mv command that does not exist, UNIX will give
you an error message. When you get an error message, just try to enter
the command again. Remember that UNIX is case-sensitive and spelling counts! |