MVDIR(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures MVDIR(8)
mvdir - move a directory
/usr/sbin/mvdir dirname name
mvdir moves directories within a file system. dirname must be a
directory. If name does not exist, it will be created as a directory.
If name does exist, and is a directory, dirname will be created as
name/dirname. dirname and name may not be on the same path; that is,
one may not be subordinate to the other. For example:
example% mvdir x/y x/z
is legal, but
example% mvdir x/y x/y/z
is not.
dirname
The name of the directory that is to be moved to another
directory in the filesystem.
name
The name of the directory into which dirname is to be
moved. If name does not exist, it will be created. It may
not be on the same path as dirname.
See largefile(7) for the description of the behavior of mvdir when
encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2^31 bytes).
0
Successful operation.
>0
Operation failed.
mkdir(1), mv(1), attributes(7), largefile(7)
March 14, 1997 MVDIR(8)
NAME
mvdir - move a directory
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/mvdir dirname name
DESCRIPTION
mvdir moves directories within a file system. dirname must be a
directory. If name does not exist, it will be created as a directory.
If name does exist, and is a directory, dirname will be created as
name/dirname. dirname and name may not be on the same path; that is,
one may not be subordinate to the other. For example:
example% mvdir x/y x/z
is legal, but
example% mvdir x/y x/y/z
is not.
OPERANDS
dirname
The name of the directory that is to be moved to another
directory in the filesystem.
name
The name of the directory into which dirname is to be
moved. If name does not exist, it will be created. It may
not be on the same path as dirname.
USAGE
See largefile(7) for the description of the behavior of mvdir when
encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2^31 bytes).
EXIT STATUS
0
Successful operation.
>0
Operation failed.
SEE ALSO
mkdir(1), mv(1), attributes(7), largefile(7)
March 14, 1997 MVDIR(8)