# Install mmv with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, winget Move, copy, append, and link multiple files. Version 2.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mmv ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mmv ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mmv ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mmv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mmv ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mmv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mmv ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mmv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mmv ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mm/mmv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install mmv ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mmv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id goreleaser.mcp -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: goreleaser.mcp from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mmv - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.10 - **Source summary:** Move, copy, append, and link multiple files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mad (cli) - mcp (cli) - mln (cli) - mmv (cli) - mad (alias) - mcp (alias) - mln (alias) - mmv (alias) ## Dependencies - bdw-gc ## Build dependencies - help2man - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.10 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rrthomas/mmv - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage mmv is a long-lived Unix command-line utility for moving, copying, appending, and linking groups of files by wildcard pattern. The maintained GitHub repository credits Vladimir Lanin as the original author and Reuben Thomas as maintainer. Its core idea is older and narrower than editor-driven bulk renamers: a source pattern captures wildcard groups, and a target pattern reuses them, so commands such as mass extension swaps or filename rearrangements can be expressed in one operation. ### Project history The distinctive feature is safety planning. The README and manpage both emphasize that mmv checks the whole multiple-file operation before doing it, avoiding unexpected deletion from target collisions and giving the user a chance to abort or skip offending parts. The installed command names also map to default tasks: `mmv` moves, `mcp` copies, `mad` appends, and `mln` links. That makes the Homebrew package a small POSIX-oriented file-management tool rather than a shell builtin replacement. ### How it is used Its adoption is typical of classic Unix utilities: it appears in Linux distributions, MacPorts, Nix, Homebrew, and other package sets, and it is referenced in shell and Unix communities for batch renaming problems that plain `mv` does not solve. The package remains useful when a user wants predictable wildcard-based renaming without opening an editor or writing a one-off shell loop. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mmv - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - mmv - 2.5.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mmv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Move/Copy/Link multiple files and directories | https://github.com/rrthomas/mmv - Nix - mmv: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mm/mmv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - mmv - 2.5.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mmv from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Move/Copy/Link multiple files and directories | https://github.com/rrthomas/mmv - dnf - mmv - 2.10-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mmv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Move/copy/link multiple files | https://github.com/rrthomas/mmv - zypper - mmv - 2.10-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mmv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Move/Copy/Append/Link Multiple Files by Wildcard Patterns | https://github.com/rrthomas/mmv/ - MacPorts - mmv: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mmv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - goreleaser.mcp: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: goreleaser.mcp from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [help2man](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/help2man/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ddh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ddh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [fcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, copy, file-management, system. - [g-ls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/g-ls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [gaffitter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gaffitter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [gomi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gomi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [gtrash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtrash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [periscope](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/periscope/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [rmrfrs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rmrfrs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [rmtrash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rmtrash/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, file, file-management, files, management. - [rnr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rnr/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, file, file-management, files, management. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mmv.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mmv.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph