Moving Files with fmv

About fmv

With fmv, you can move an existing file (either local or remote) to a new location (either local or remote). The file in the new location is an exact copy of the original, and the original file (including any shadow file ^[4]) no longer exists. When fmv completes a move operation, your local host redisplays its prompt.

When you work with remote files, the working directory for fmv on the remote host a default directory that depends on the remote FTAM implementation. For HP-UX FTAM responders, it is your remote home directory.

Using fmv

The syntax for the fmv command is as follows:

fmv source_file [-X | -z source_access] dest_file [-X | -z dest_access]

The source_file is the file to be moved, and dest_file is the destination to which the file is to be moved. If you are familiar with the HP-UX mv command, you will notice the similarity. However, for fmv, the source and destination files can be either local or remote.

The options manage file protection. The -X option gives you exclusive access to the file during the move. The -z option can be used to satisfy more stringent file protection requirements. File protection is the subject of Chapter 5 “FTAM File Protection”

	NOTE: Whether a file is local or remote depends on how you specify the file name. See "Specifying File and Directory Names" earlier in this chapter.

Example:

In this example, a user known as betty uses fmv to move the local file localplan to her home directory on a remote HP-UX host called chicago:

$ fmv localplan chicago:localplan Password (chicago:betty): $

Note that you are prompted for betty's password at chicago. Creating a .ftamrc file may allow you to bypass this prompt.

In fmv file transfers, you must explicitly specify both the source and destination file names . Directory names and wildcards are not allowed for either source or destination.