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mvdir(1)
NAME
  mvdir - Moves (renames) a directory

SYNOPSIS
  mvdir directory1 directory2

DESCRIPTION
  The mvdir command renames directories within a file system. To use mvdir,
  you must have write permission to directory1 and directory2 and to the
  parent directories of directory1 and directory2. The directory1 argument
  must name an existing directory. If directory2 does not exist, directory1
  is moved to directory2.  If directory2 exists, directory1 becomes a
  subdirectory of directory2.  directory2 cannot be a subdirectory of
  directory1.

  Directories cannot be moved across file systems.

  You can also rename a directory with the mv command.

NOTES
  This command was made obsolete by the mv command.

EXAMPLES
  To rename or move a directory to another location, enter:

       mvdir appendixes manual

  If manual does not exist, then this renames the directory appendixes to
  manual.

  If a directory named manual already exists, this moves appendixes and its
  contents to manual/appendixes.  In other words, appendixes becomes a
  subdirectory of manual.

SEE ALSO
  Commands:  mkdir(1), mv(1)

  Functions:  rename(2)

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