Move all files/directories/hidden files into directory but ignore destination directory?

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If I have a structure like:

parent/
  sub1/
  sub2/
  sub3/
  backup/
  file1.txt
  file2.txt
  .htaccess

and I want to mv everything into backup/, including all directories/hidden/files etc. If I do mv * backup/ of course I get an error because I can't move backup into itself.

How do I mv everything but ignore the destination directory in the process?

asked 13 secs ago

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Move all files/directories/hidden files into directory but ignore destination directory?