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1. Name
2. Synopsis
3. Frequently used options
4. Examples

1. Name

mv [man page] - move (rename) files

2. Synopsis

mv [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
mv [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...

3. Frequently used options

-f, --force
              do not prompt before overwriting
-i, --interactive
              prompt before overwrite

4. Examples

Move whole directory: 
mv dir2/ dir1/
mv - Move whole directory
move content of dir2 to dir1: 
mv dir2/* dir1/
mv - move content of dir2 to dir1
Use -i option if you re not sure that the target directory does not contain same files or directories. If it does mv will override current files by default.: 
mv -i file1 dir1/
mv - prompt before overwrite
mv command can be also used to rename files and directories: 
mv file1 file2
mv - rename directory or file