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.

icmd (renameutils)                              December 1, 2007                                         ICMD(1)