Last Updated on June 4, 2023
This article spotlights alternative tools to mv.
The software featured here is free and open source. All tools provide a command-line interface (CLI) unless otherwise stated.
| Alternatives to mv | |
|---|---|
| pycp | cp and mv with a progressbar |
| RnR | Securely rename multiple files and directories |
| renameutils | Set of programs designed to make moving files faster and less cumbersome |
Have we missed any open source alternatives to mv? Please let us know!
All the CLI tools in this series.
| Alternatives to CLI tools |
|---|
| age // awk // bc // cal // cat // cd // chmod // cksum // cloc // cmp // compress // cp // cron // curl // cut // date // dd // df // diff // dig // du // find // ftp // grep // gzip // hexdump // history // jq // kill // less // locate // ls // lsof // make // man // more // mv / ping // ps // psql // rename // rm // sed // split // ssh // strings // sudo // sysctl // talk // tar // telnet // time // top // touch // traceroute // tree // uname // uniq // uptime // vi // watch // Wget // who // whois // xargs |
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As mv lets you rename files (as well as move them), how about RnR? It securely renames multiple files and directories
Thanks buddy. We’ve added RnR.