Unix: When I move a file, what's the process of it? [closed]

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I use Unix system, and when I move a file, how does Unix handle the process?

Does it copy the file first, then delete the origin file, or any other way ?

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No, moving doesn't really copy for performance reasons, unless the source and the destinations are on difference filesystems.

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