diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fec7d2d..5235071 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1131,6 +1131,7 @@ var sh = fs.Shell();
 * [sh.touch(path, [options], callback)](#touch)
 * [sh.cat(files, callback)](#cat)
 * [sh.rm(path, [options], callback)](#rm)
+* [sh.mv(source, destination, callback)](#mv)
 * [sh.tempDir(callback)](#tempDir)
 * [sh.mkdirp(path, callback)](#mkdirp)
 
@@ -1297,6 +1298,30 @@ sh.rm('/dir', { recursive: true }, function(err) {
 });
 ```
 
+#### sh.mv(source, destination, callback)<a name="mv"></a>
+
+Moves the file or directory located at `source` to `destination`. Overwrites files
+which share names by default.
+
+Example
+
+```javascript
+sh.mv('./file', './renamed', function(err) {
+  if(err) throw err;
+  // ./file has been moved to the same directory under a new name
+});
+
+sh.mv('./dir', './otherdir', function(err) {
+  if(err) throw err;
+  // ./dir has been moved to ./otherdir/dir 
+});
+
+sh.mv('./file', './dir', function(err) {
+  if(err) throw err;
+  // ./file has been moved to ./dir/file
+});
+```
+
 #### sh.tempDir(callback)<a name="tempDir"></a>
 
 Gets the path to the shell's temporary directory, creating it if it
diff --git a/src/shell/shell.js b/src/shell/shell.js
index bccd9f8..97f91a1 100644
--- a/src/shell/shell.js
+++ b/src/shell/shell.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   var Errors = require('src/errors');
   var Environment = require('src/shell/environment');
   var async = require('async');
+  var Constants = require('src/constants');
 
   function Shell(fs, options) {
     options = options || {};
@@ -336,6 +337,139 @@ define(function(require) {
     remove(path, callback);
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Moves the file or directory at the `source` path to the 
+   * `destination` path by relinking the source to the destination 
+   * path.
+   */
+  Shell.prototype.mv = function(source, destination, callback) {
+    var fs = this.fs;
+    var shell = this;
+    
+    callback = callback || function() {};
+
+    if(!source) {
+      callback(new Errors.EINVAL('missing source path argument'));
+      return;
+    }
+    else if(source === Constants.ROOT_DIRECTORY_NAME) {
+      callback(new Errors.EINVAL('the root directory is not a valid source argument'));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if(!destination) {
+      callback(new Errors.EINVAL('missing destination path argument'));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    function move(sourcepath, destpath, callback) {
+      sourcepath = Path.resolve(this.cwd, sourcepath);
+      destpath = Path.resolve(this.cwd, destpath);
+      var destdir = Path.dirname(destpath);
+
+      // Recursively create any directories on the destination path which do not exist
+      shell.mkdirp(destdir, function(error) {
+        if(error) {
+          callback(error);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // If there is no node at the source path, error and quit
+        fs.lstat(sourcepath, function(error, sourcestats) {
+          if(error) {
+            callback(error);
+            return;
+          }
+
+          fs.lstat(destpath, function(error, deststats) {
+            // If there is an error unrelated to the existence of the destination, exit
+            if(error && error.code !== 'ENOENT') {
+              callback(error);
+              return;
+            }
+            
+            if(deststats) {
+              // If the destination is a directory, new destination is destpath/source.basename
+              if(deststats.isDirectory()) {
+                destpath = Path.join(destpath, Path.basename(sourcepath));
+              }
+            }
+
+            // Unlink existing destinations
+            fs.unlink(destpath, function(error) {
+              if (error && error.code !== 'ENOENT') {
+                callback(error);
+                return;
+              }
+              // If the source is a file, link it to destination and remove the source, then done
+              if(sourcestats.isFile() || sourcestats.isSymbolicLink()) {
+                fs.link(sourcepath, destpath, function(error) {
+                  if (error) {
+                    callback(error);
+                    return;
+                  }
+                  shell.rm(sourcepath, {recursive:true}, function(error) {
+                    if (error) {
+                      callback(error);
+                      return;
+                    }
+                    callback();
+                  });    
+                });
+              }
+              // If the source is a directory, create a directory at destination and then recursively
+              // move every dir entry.
+              else if(sourcestats.isDirectory()) {
+                fs.mkdir(destpath, function(error) {
+                  if (error) {
+                    callback(error);
+                    return;
+                  }
+
+                  fs.readdir(sourcepath, function(error, entries) {
+                    if(error) {
+                      callback(error);
+                      return;
+                    }
+
+                    // Asychronously applies move to all nodes in the source directory
+                    async.each(entries, 
+                      function(entry, callback) {
+                        move(Path.join(sourcepath, entry), Path.join(destpath, entry), function(error) {
+                          if(error) {
+                            callback(error);
+                            return;
+                          }
+                          callback();
+                        });
+                      },
+                      function(error) {
+                        if(error) {
+                          callback(error);
+                          return;
+                        }
+                        // Remove source links after relocating
+                        shell.rm(sourcepath, {recursive:true}, function(error) {
+                          if (error) {
+                            callback(error);
+                            return;
+                          }
+                          callback();
+                        });
+                      }
+                    );
+                  });
+                });
+              }   
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    }
+
+    move(source, destination, callback);
+  };
+
   /**
    * Gets the path to the temporary directory, creating it if not
    * present. The directory used is the one specified in
diff --git a/tests/spec/shell/mv.spec.js b/tests/spec/shell/mv.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c87059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spec/shell/mv.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,488 @@
+define(["Filer", "util"], function(Filer, util) {
+  
+  describe('FileSystemShell.mv', function() {
+    beforeEach(util.setup);
+    afterEach(util.cleanup);
+
+    it('should be a function', function() {
+      var shell = util.shell();
+      expect(shell.mv).to.be.a('function');
+    });
+
+    it('should fail when source argument is absent', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+
+      shell.mv(null, null, function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.exist;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should fail when destination argument is absent', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+
+      fs.writeFile('/file', contents, function(error) {
+      	if(error) throw error;
+
+        shell.mv('/file', null, function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.exist;
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should fail when arguments are empty strings', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+
+      shell.mv('', '', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.exist;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should fail when the node at source path does not exist', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+      });
+
+      shell.mv('/file', '/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.exist;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should fail when root is provided as source argument', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+      });
+
+      shell.mv('/', '/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.exist;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should rename a file which is moved to the same directory under a different name', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+
+      fs.writeFile('/file', contents, function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+        
+        shell.mv('/file', '/newfile', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+          
+          fs.stat('/file', function(error, stats) {
+            expect(error).to.exist;
+            expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+            
+            fs.stat('/newfile', function(error, stats) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+              expect(stats).to.exist;
+              done();
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should rename a symlink which is moved to the same directory under a different name', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+
+      fs.writeFile('/file', contents, function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        fs.symlink('/file', '/newfile', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+          shell.mv('/newfile', '/newerfile', function(error) {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist;
+          
+            fs.stat('/file', function(error, stats) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+              expect(stats).to.exist;
+            
+              fs.stat('/newfile', function(error, stats) {
+                expect(error).to.exist;
+                expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+                
+                fs.stat('/newerfile', function(error, stats) {
+                  expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                  expect(stats).to.exist;
+                  done();
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move a file to a directory which does not currently exist', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+
+      fs.writeFile('/file', contents, function(error) {
+      	expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        shell.mv('/file', '/dir/newfile', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+          
+          fs.stat('/file', function(error, stats) {
+            expect(error).to.exist;
+            expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+            
+            fs.stat('/dir/newfile', function(error, stats) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+              expect(stats).to.exist;
+              done();
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move a file into an empty directory', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+        
+        fs.stat('/dir', function(error, stats) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+          expect(stats).to.exist;
+          
+          fs.writeFile('/file', contents, function(error) {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist;
+            
+            fs.stat('/file', function(error, stats) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+              expect(stats).to.exist;
+              
+              shell.mv('/file', '/dir', function(error) {
+                expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                
+                fs.stat('/file', function(error, stats) {
+                  expect(error).to.exist;
+                  expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+                  
+                  fs.stat('/dir/file', function(error, stats) {
+                    expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                    expect(stats).to.exist;
+                    done();
+                  });
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move a file into a directory that has a file of the same name', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+      var contents2 = "b";
+
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        fs.writeFile('/file', contents, function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+          fs.writeFile('/dir/file', contents2, function(error) {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist;
+              
+            shell.mv('/file', '/dir/file', function(error) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                
+              fs.stat('/file', function(error, stats) {
+                expect(error).to.exist;
+                expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+                  
+                fs.stat('/dir/file', function(error, stats) {
+                  expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                  expect(stats).to.exist;
+
+                  fs.readFile('/dir/file', 'utf8', function(error, data) {
+                    expect(error).not.to.exist;
+                    expect(data).to.equal(contents);
+                    done();
+                  });
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move an empty directory to a destination that does not currently exist', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        shell.mv('/dir', '/newdir', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+          fs.stat('/dir', function(error, stats) {
+            expect(error).to.exist;
+            expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+
+            fs.stat('/newdir', function(error, stats) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+              expect(stats).to.exist;
+              done();
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move an empty directory to another empty directory', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        fs.mkdir('/otherdir', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+          shell.mv('/dir', '/otherdir', function(error) {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+            fs.stat('/dir', function(error, stats) {
+              expect(error).to.exist;
+              expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+
+              fs.stat('/otherdir/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                expect(stats).to.exist;
+                done();
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move an empty directory to a populated directory', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+      
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        fs.mkdir('/otherdir', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+          fs.writeFile('/otherdir/file', contents, function(error) {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+            shell.mv('/dir', '/otherdir', function(error) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+              fs.stat('/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                expect(error).to.exist;
+                expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+
+                fs.stat('/otherdir/file', function(error, stats) {
+                  expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                  expect(stats).to.exist;
+
+                  fs.stat('/otherdir/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                    expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                    expect(stats).to.exist;
+                    done();
+                  });
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move a populated directory to a populated directory', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+      
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        fs.mkdir('/otherdir', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+          fs.writeFile('/otherdir/file', contents, function(error) {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+            fs.writeFile('/dir/file', contents, function(error) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+              shell.mv('/dir', '/otherdir', function(error) {
+                expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+                fs.stat('/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                  expect(error).to.exist;
+                  expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+
+                  fs.stat('/otherdir/file', function(error, stats) {
+                    expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                    expect(stats).to.exist;
+
+                    fs.stat('/otherdir/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                      expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                      expect(stats).to.exist;
+
+                      fs.stat('/otherdir/dir/file', function(error, stats) {
+                        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                        expect(stats).to.exist;
+                        done();
+                      })
+                    });
+                  });
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move an empty directory to another empty directory', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        fs.mkdir('/otherdir', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+          shell.mv('/dir', '/otherdir', function(error) {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+            fs.stat('/dir', function(error, stats) {
+              expect(error).to.exist;
+              expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+
+              fs.stat('/otherdir/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                expect(stats).to.exist;
+                done();
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move an empty directory to a populated directory', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+      
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        fs.mkdir('/otherdir', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+          fs.writeFile('/otherdir/file', contents, function(error) {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+            shell.mv('/dir', '/otherdir', function(error) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+              fs.stat('/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                expect(error).to.exist;
+                expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+
+                fs.stat('/otherdir/file', function(error, stats) {
+                  expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                  expect(stats).to.exist;
+
+                  fs.stat('/otherdir/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                    expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                    expect(stats).to.exist;
+                    done();
+                  });
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should move a populated directory to a populated directory', function(done) {
+      var fs = util.fs();
+      var shell = fs.Shell();
+      var contents = "a";
+      
+      fs.mkdir('/dir', function(error) {
+        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+        fs.mkdir('/otherdir', function(error) {
+          expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+          fs.writeFile('/otherdir/file', contents, function(error) {
+            expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+            fs.writeFile('/dir/file', contents, function(error) {
+              expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+              shell.mv('/dir', '/otherdir', function(error) {
+                expect(error).to.not.exist;
+
+                fs.stat('/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                  expect(error).to.exist;
+                  expect(stats).to.not.exist;
+
+                  fs.stat('/otherdir/file', function(error, stats) {
+                    expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                    expect(stats).to.exist;
+
+                    fs.stat('/otherdir/dir', function(error, stats) {
+                      expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                      expect(stats).to.exist;
+
+                      fs.stat('/otherdir/dir/file', function(error, stats) {
+                        expect(error).to.not.exist;
+                        expect(stats).to.exist;
+                        done();
+                      })
+                    });
+                  });
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
+
diff --git a/tests/test-manifest.js b/tests/test-manifest.js
index 1e5a908..f7b256f 100644
--- a/tests/test-manifest.js
+++ b/tests/test-manifest.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ define([
   "spec/shell/cat.spec",
   "spec/shell/ls.spec",
   "spec/shell/rm.spec",
+  "spec/shell/mv.spec",
   "spec/shell/env.spec",
   "spec/shell/mkdirp.spec",