134 lines
3.9 KiB
Groff
134 lines
3.9 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: mv.1,v 1.8 1995/03/21 09:06:51 cgd Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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.\"
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
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.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
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.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" @(#)mv.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
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.\"
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.Dd May 31, 1993
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.Dt MV 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm mv
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.Nd move files
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm mv
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.Op Fl fi
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.Ar source target
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.Nm mv
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.Op Fl fi
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.Ar source ... directory
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Pp
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In its first form, the
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.Nm mv
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utility renames the file named by the
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.Ar source
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operand to the destination path named by the
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.Ar target
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operand.
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This form is assumed when the last operand does not name an already
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existing directory.
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.Pp
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In its second form,
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.Nm mv
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moves each file named by a
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.Ar source
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operand to a destination file in the existing directory named by the
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.Ar directory
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operand.
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The destination path for each operand is the pathname produced by the
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concatenation of the last operand, a slash, and the final pathname
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component of the named file.
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.Pp
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The following options are available:
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.Bl -tag -width flag
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.It Fl f
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Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting the destination
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path.
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.It Fl i
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Causes
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.Nm mv
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to write a prompt to standard error before moving a file that would
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overwrite an existing file.
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If the response from the standard input begins with the character ``y'',
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the move is attempted.
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.El
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The last of any
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.Fl f
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or
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.Fl i
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options is the one which affects
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.Nm mv 's
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behavior.
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.Pp
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It is an error for either the
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.Ar source
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operand or the destination path to specify a directory unless both do.
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.Pp
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If the destination path does not have a mode which permits writing,
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.Nm mv
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prompts the user for confirmation as specified for the
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.Fl i
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option.
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.Pp
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As the
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.Xr rename 2
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call does not work across file systems,
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.Nm mv
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uses
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.Xr cp 1
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and
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.Xr rm 1
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to accomplish the move.
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The effect is equivalent to:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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rm -f destination_path && \e
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\tcp -pr source_file destination && \e
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\trm -rf source_file
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.Ed
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm mv
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utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr cp 1 ,
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.Xr symlink 7
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm mv
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utility is expected to be
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.St -p1003.2
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compatible.
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