MV(1) - General Commands Manual # MV(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # mv - move files SYNOPSIS # mv [-fiv] source target mv [-fiv] source … directory DESCRIPTION # In its first form, the mv utility moves the file named by the source operand to the destination path named by the target operand. This form is assumed when the last operand does not name an already existing directory. ...
SYMLINK(7) - Miscellaneous Information Manual # SYMLINK(7) - Miscellaneous Information Manual NAME # symlink - symbolic link handling DESCRIPTION # Symbolic links are files that act as pointers to other files. To understand their behavior, it is necessary to understand how hard links work. A hard link to a file is indistinguishable from the original file because it is a reference to the object underlying the original file name. Changes to a file are independent of the name used to reference the file. ...