From 26c0f8eefde425c4c10e91942eff6c847af7120e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Peveler Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 18:18:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] mv: fix -i example and add -n example (#2482) --- pages/common/mv.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/common/mv.md b/pages/common/mv.md index 3e3564c8b..c055b4184 100644 --- a/pages/common/mv.md +++ b/pages/common/mv.md @@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ `mv -f {{source}} {{target}}` -- Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files but write to standard error before overriding: +- Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions: -`mv -fi {{source}} {{target}}` +`mv -i {{source}} {{target}}` + +- Do not overwrite existing files at the target: + +`mv -n {{source}} {{target}}` - Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved: