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mv and inodes

 
  • If the destination of the mv command is on the same file system as the source, the mv command:

    • Creates a new directory entry with the new file name
    • Deletes the old directory entry with the old file name
    • Has no impact on the inode table (except for a time stamp) or the location of data on the disk: no data is moved!