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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
        !             2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
        !             3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
        !             4: .\"
        !             5: .\"    @(#)mv.1        6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
        !             6: .\"
        !             7: .TH MV 1 "April 29, 1985"
        !             8: .UC 4
        !             9: .SH NAME
        !            10: mv \- move or rename files
        !            11: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            12: .B mv
        !            13: [
        !            14: .B \-i
        !            15: ] [
        !            16: .B \-f
        !            17: ] [
        !            18: .B \-
        !            19: ] file1 file2
        !            20: .PP
        !            21: .B mv
        !            22: [
        !            23: .B \-i
        !            24: ] [
        !            25: .B \-f
        !            26: ] [
        !            27: .B \-
        !            28: ] file ... directory
        !            29: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            30: .I Mv
        !            31: moves (changes the name of)
        !            32: .I file1
        !            33: to
        !            34: .IR file2 .
        !            35: .PP
        !            36: If
        !            37: .I file2
        !            38: already exists, it is removed before
        !            39: .I file1
        !            40: is moved.  If
        !            41: .I file2
        !            42: has a mode which forbids writing,
        !            43: .I mv
        !            44: prints the mode (see
        !            45: .IR chmod (2))
        !            46: and reads the standard input to obtain a line; if the line begins with
        !            47: .B y,
        !            48: the move takes place; if not,
        !            49: .I mv
        !            50: exits.
        !            51: .PP
        !            52: In the second form, one or more
        !            53: .I files
        !            54: (plain files or directories) are moved to the
        !            55: .I directory
        !            56: with their original file-names.
        !            57: .PP
        !            58: .I Mv
        !            59: refuses to move a file onto itself.
        !            60: .PP
        !            61: Options:
        !            62: .TP
        !            63: .B \-i
        !            64: stands for interactive mode. Whenever a move is to supercede an
        !            65: existing file, the user is prompted by the name of the file
        !            66: followed by a question mark. If he answers with a line starting
        !            67: with 'y', the move continues. Any other reply prevents the move from
        !            68: occurring.
        !            69: .TP
        !            70: .B \-f
        !            71: stands for force. This option overrides any mode restrictions or the
        !            72: \-i switch.
        !            73: .TP
        !            74: .B \-
        !            75: means interpret all the following arguments to 
        !            76: .I mv
        !            77: as file names.  This allows file names starting with minus.
        !            78: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            79: cp(1), ln(1)
        !            80: .SH BUGS
        !            81: If
        !            82: .I file1
        !            83: and
        !            84: .I file2
        !            85: lie on different file systems,
        !            86: .I mv
        !            87: must copy the file and delete the original.
        !            88: In this case the owner name becomes that of the copying process and any
        !            89: linking relationship with other files is lost.

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