From 8ad116a0cd725685a4d43f7af4e851fbb31e0f20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benedikt Ritter Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 19:47:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add tldr page for mv --- common/mv.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 common/mv.md diff --git a/common/mv.md b/common/mv.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e03deae5e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/common/mv.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# mv + +> Move or rename files and directories + +- Move files in abitrary locations + +`mv {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` + +- Move a file to a parent directory + +`mv {{/path/to/source}} ../{{/path/to/target}}` + +- Do not promt for confirmation before overwriting existing files + +`mv -f {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` + +- Do not promt for confirmation before overwriting existing files but write to standard error before overriding + +`mv -fi {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` + +- Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved + +`mv -v {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}`