mv - Move/Rename Files in Linux
From the Linux Essential Commands cheat sheet · File & Directory Operations · verified Jul 2026
mv - Move/Rename Files
Move or rename files and directories
bash
# Move files
mv source.txt /path/to/destination/
# Rename files
mv oldname.txt newname.txt
# Move multiple files
mv file1.txt file2.txt /target/dir/
# Move with confirmation
mv -i source.txt dest.txt✅ Works for both moving and renaming files
💡 -i prompts before overwriting files
🔍 No -r needed for directories (unlike cp)
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