    MV(I)                        8/20/73                        MV(I)

    NAME
         mv  -  move or rename a file

    SYNOPSIS
         mv name1 name2

    DESCRIPTION
         Mv changes the name of name1 to name2.  If name2 is a direc-
         tory, name1 is moved to that  directory  with  its  original
         file-name.   Directories  may  only be moved within the same
         parent directory (just renamed).

         If name2 already exists, it is removed before name1  is  re-
         named.  If name2 has a mode which forbids writing, mv prints
         the mode and reads the standard input to obtain a  line;  if
         the line begins with y, the move takes place; if not, mv ex-
         its.

         If name2 would lie on a different file  system,  so  that  a
         simple  rename is impossible, mv copies the file and deletes
         the original.

    BUGS
         It should take a -f flag, like rm, to suppress the  question
         if the target exists and is not writable.

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