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NAME
       mv - Move SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

SYNOPSIS
       mv [-f|--force] [-i|--interactive] [-n|--no-clobber] [--strip-trailing-slashes] [--backup] [-b ] [-S|--suffix] [--up‐
       date]  [-u  ]  [-t|--target-directory]  [-T|--no-target-directory]  [-v|--verbose]  [-g|--progress] [-Z ] [--context]
       [--debug] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] 

DESCRIPTION
       Move SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

OPTIONS
       -f, --force
	      do not prompt before overwriting

       -i, --interactive
	      prompt before override

       -n, --no-clobber
	      do not overwrite an existing file

       --strip-trailing-slashes
	      remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument

       --backup[=]
	      make a backup of each existing destination file

       -b     like --backup but does not accept an argument

       -S, --suffix 
	      override the usual backup suffix

       --update
	      move only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing

	      Possible values:

		     • none

		     • all

		     • older

		     • none-fail

       -u     like --update but does not accept an argument

       -t, --target-directory 
	      move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY

       -T, --no-target-directory
	      treat DEST as a normal file

       -v, --verbose
	      explain what is being done

       -g, --progress
	      Display a progress bar.  Note: this feature is not supported by GNU coreutils.

       -Z     set SELinux security context of destination file to default type

       --context[=]
	      like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux security context to CTX

       --debug
	      explain how a file is copied. Implies -v

       -h, --help
	      Print help

       -V, --version
	      Print version

       

EXTRA
       When specifying more than one of -i, -f, -n, only the final one will take effect.

       Do not move a non-directory that has an existing destination with the same or newer modification timestamp;  instead,
       silently skip the file without failing. If the move is across file system boundaries, the comparison is to the source
       timestamp  truncated  to	 the resolutions of the destination file system and of the system calls used to update time‐
       stamps; this avoids duplicate work if several mv -u commands are executed with the same source and destination.	This
       option  is  ignored  if the -n or --no-clobber option is also specified. which gives more control over which existing
       files in the destination are replaced, and its value can be one of the following:

       - all This is the default operation when an --update option is not specified, and results in all	 existing  files  in
       the  destination being replaced.	 - none This is similar to the --no-clobber option, in that no files in the destina‐
       tion are replaced, but also skipping a file does not induce a failure.  - older This is the  default  operation	when
       --update is specified, and results in files being replaced if they’re older than the corresponding source file.

       The  backup  suffix  is '~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.  The version control method may be se‐
       lected via the --backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:

	 none, off	 never make backups (even if --backup is given)
	 numbered, t	 make numbered backups
	 existing, nil	 numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
	 simple, never	 always make simple backups

VERSION
       v(uutils coreutils) 0.8.0

							 2026-04-16						       MV(1)

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