How to move and rename the file ?

Mv”  command is used to move and rename the files.

  • Ex: mv first1 first1.bad

This command renames the file “first1” to the “first1.bad”

  • Mv first1 mylocal

This command renames the file “first1” to the new name “mylocal”

  • Mv first1 /usr/my/tmp

This command  moves the file “first1” in to the directory named “usr/my/tmp”

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