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Diffstat (limited to 'bin/mv/mv.1')
-rw-r--r-- | bin/mv/mv.1 | 18 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/bin/mv/mv.1 b/bin/mv/mv.1 index d034727..fed61a9 100644 --- a/bin/mv/mv.1 +++ b/bin/mv/mv.1 @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ .\" @(#)mv.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd May 31, 1993 +.Dd July 9, 2002 .Dt MV 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ .Nd move files .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm -.Op Fl f | Fl i | Fl n +.Op Fl f | i | n .Op Fl v .Ar source target .Nm -.Op Fl f | Fl i | Fl n +.Op Fl f | i | n .Op Fl v .Ar source ... directory .Sh DESCRIPTION @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ concatenation of the last operand, a slash, and the final pathname component of the named file. .Pp The following options are available: -.Bl -tag -width flag +.Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl f Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting the destination path. @@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ Cause to write a prompt to standard error before moving a file that would overwrite an existing file. If the response from the standard input begins with the character -.Sq Li y +.Ql y or -.Sq Li Y , +.Ql Y , the move is attempted. (The .Fl i @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ prompts the user for confirmation as specified for the option. .Pp As the -.Xr rename 2 +.Xr rename 2 call does not work across filesystems, .Nm uses @@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ to accomplish the move. The effect is equivalent to: .Bd -literal -offset indent rm -f destination_path && \e -\tcp -pRP source_file destination && \e -\trm -rf source_file +cp -pRP source_file destination && \e +rm -rf source_file .Ed .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Ex -std |