NAME

mvdir − move a directory

SYNOPSIS

/etc/mvdir dirname  name

DESCRIPTION

Mvdir renames directories within a file system.  Dirname must be a directory; name must not exist.  Neither name may be a sub-set of the other (/x/y cannot be moved to /x/y/z, nor vice versa). 

Only super-user can use mvdir.

EXAMPLE

mvdir dir1 dir2

renames existing directory "dir1" to be a new directory "dir2". 

SEE ALSO

mkdir(1). 

Version 3.6  —  December 20, 1987