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NAME

       imv, icp - Rename or copy a file by editing the destination name using GNU readline.

SYNOPSIS

       imv [OPTION] FILE...

       icp [OPTION] FILE...

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page document describes the icmd, imv, and icp commands.

       imv  is  a  program  to interactively rename a single file.  It does this by allowing the file name to be
       edited inline with GNU readline. This is very similar to using mv(1) and  editing  the  filename  on  the
       shell command-line, with one exception - the filename does not have to be typed twice.

       The  imv program normally executes mv(1) to do the actual renaming.  This can however be changed with the
       --command option.

       icp is identical to imv except that a file is copied with cp(1) instead. Both these commands are symbolic
       links to the icmd command.

OPTIONS

       These  programs  follow  the  usual  GNU  command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes
       (`-').

       All options except those listed below are passed to either mv, cp or the command specified by --command.

       --command=FILE
              Specify command to run instead of the default `mv' or `cp'.   You  do  not  need  to  specify  the
              directory  name  of  FILE  if  FILE  is found in the current path (as set by the $PATH environment
              variable).

              It is assumed that the command specified accepts the same set  of  long  and  short  options  that
              require an argument as mv or cp.  If not, you should specify those options with --arg-options (see
              below). Also note that --arg-options is not needed as long as you specify option and option  value
              in  a  single word, like `--suffix=bak' instead of `--suffix bak' when passing extra options to mv
              via imv.

       --arg-options=OPTION[,OPTION...]
              Specify what comma-separated options for mv, cp, or the command specified with  --command  require
              an argument. Options may be short (e.g. -S) as well as long (e.g. --suffix).  The default list for
              mv   is   `t,S,reply,suffix,target-directory',   and   the   list    for    cp    is    `t,S,Z,no-
              preserve,sparse,suffix,context,target-directory'.   (These  lists are complete and correct for GNU
              Coreutils 5.97.)

              This list is necessary because icmd needs to know what arguments specified on the command line are
              files to move/copy, or option values (following an option).

       --pass-through
              Run  mv/cp  (or the command specified with --command) if two or more arguments are specified. This
              way imv/icp can be used as an alias for mv/cp (see below).

       --help Show summary of options.

       --version
              Output version information and exit.

EXAMPLES

       Using imv as a Bash alias for mv:
            alias mv=imv --pass-through -i

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <oskar@osk.mine.nu>.

SEE ALSO

       mv(1), cp(1)

AUTHOR

       The author of renameutils and this manual page is Oskar Liljeblad <oskar@osk.mine.nu>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 Oskar Liljeblad

       This is free software; see the source for copying  conditions.   There  is  NO  warranty;  not  even  for
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.