mv Command Guide

# Rename a file
mv oldname.txt newname.txt

# Move file to directory
mv file.txt /path/to/directory/

# Move and rename
mv file.txt /path/to/directory/newname.txt

# Move multiple files to directory
mv file1.txt file2.txt /path/to/directory/

# Simple rename
mv report.txt final_report.txt

# Rename with different extension
mv script.txt script.sh

# Rename directory
mv old_project/ new_project/

# Move file to directory
mv document.pdf ~/Documents/

# Move multiple files
mv *.txt /destination/

# Move directory
mv project_dir/ /new/location/

# Ask before overwriting
mv -i file.txt /destination/

# Never overwrite
mv -n file.txt /destination/

# Only move if source is newer
mv -u file.txt /destination/

# Create backup before overwriting
mv -b file.txt /destination/
# Creates file.txt~ as backup

# Specify backup suffix
mv --suffix=.bak -b file.txt /destination/
# Creates file.txt.bak

# Add prefix to all .txt files
for f in *.txt; do mv "$f" "prefix_$f"; done

# Change extension
for f in *.txt; do mv "$f" "${f%.txt}.md"; done

# Lowercase filenames
for f in *; do mv "$f" "$(echo $f | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')"; done

# Rename using regex (Perl rename)
rename 's/.txt$/.md/' *.txt

# Add prefix
rename 's/^/prefix_/' *.txt

# Remove spaces
rename 's/ /_/g' *

mv *.jpg images/
mv *.pdf documents/
mv *.mp3 music/

find . -mtime +30 -exec mv {} /archive/ \;

mv file.txt "file_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).txt"

mv subdir/* .

mv -iv *.txt /destination/

# Same filesystem: instant
mv /home/user/file.txt /home/user/subdir/

# Different filesystem: copy + delete
mv /home/user/file.txt /mnt/external/