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mv:tldr:83e2e
mv: Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files.
$ mv -f ${path-to-source} ${path-to-target}
try on your machine
The command "mv -f ${path-to-source} ${path-to-target}" is used to move a file or directory from one location to another. Here is a breakdown of the various components:
mv
is the command itself, short for "move".-f
is an option that stands for "force". It is used to forcefully overwrite the destination file or directory if it already exists at the target location.${path-to-source}
is the path to the file or directory that you want to move. You need to replace this part with the actual path to the source file or directory.${path-to-target}
is the destination path where you want to move the source file or directory. You also need to replace this part with the actual path to the target location.
To use this command, you would replace ${path-to-source}
and ${path-to-target}
with the appropriate paths on your system. For example, if you want to move a file named "example.txt" from the current directory to a folder named "destination", the command would look like this:
mv -f example.txt destination/
Note that the trailing slash after the destination directory is important when moving files to a directory, as it specifies that "destination" is a folder and not a file with that name.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.