Usage : mv <files|dirs> <file|dir> The mv command is used to rename or move a file. mv will take a file and move it into a different directory keeping the same name, or will move the file into a different named file anywhere in the filesystem. For more information on the filesystem see /doc/general/filesystem. Examples: mv test1 test2 mv test1 testdir mv test* testdir mv test1 test2 testdir