Linux mv command

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Linux mv command syntax

Function: The mv command is used to rename files or directories, or move files or directories to other locations.

Syntax: mv [options] source dest or mv [options] source... directory

Linux mv command example

Rename the file aaa to bbb:

mv aaa bbb

Put the info directory into the logs directory. Note that if the logs directory does not exist, this command will rename info to logs.

mv info/ logs

Another example is to move all files and directories under /usr/student to the current directory. The command line is:

$ mv /usr/student/*  .