diff --git a/include/dwarfs/reader/filesystem_v2.h b/include/dwarfs/reader/filesystem_v2.h
index eb48c68e..978a7c75 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/reader/filesystem_v2.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/reader/filesystem_v2.h
@@ -141,32 +141,34 @@ class filesystem_v2 {
   }
 
   file_stat getattr(inode_view entry, std::error_code& ec) const {
-    return impl_->getattr(entry, ec);
+    return impl_->getattr(std::move(entry), ec);
   }
 
-  file_stat getattr(inode_view entry) const { return impl_->getattr(entry); }
+  file_stat getattr(inode_view entry) const {
+    return impl_->getattr(std::move(entry));
+  }
 
   file_stat getattr(inode_view entry, getattr_options const& opts,
                     std::error_code& ec) const {
-    return impl_->getattr(entry, opts, ec);
+    return impl_->getattr(std::move(entry), opts, ec);
   }
 
   file_stat getattr(inode_view entry, getattr_options const& opts) const {
-    return impl_->getattr(entry, opts);
+    return impl_->getattr(std::move(entry), opts);
   }
 
   bool access(inode_view entry, int mode, file_stat::uid_type uid,
               file_stat::gid_type gid) const {
-    return impl_->access(entry, mode, uid, gid);
+    return impl_->access(std::move(entry), mode, uid, gid);
   }
 
   void access(inode_view entry, int mode, file_stat::uid_type uid,
               file_stat::gid_type gid, std::error_code& ec) const {
-    impl_->access(entry, mode, uid, gid, ec);
+    impl_->access(std::move(entry), mode, uid, gid, ec);
   }
 
   std::optional<directory_view> opendir(inode_view entry) const {
-    return impl_->opendir(entry);
+    return impl_->opendir(std::move(entry));
   }
 
   std::optional<dir_entry_view>
@@ -178,24 +180,24 @@ class filesystem_v2 {
 
   std::string
   readlink(inode_view entry, readlink_mode mode, std::error_code& ec) const {
-    return impl_->readlink(entry, mode, ec);
+    return impl_->readlink(std::move(entry), mode, ec);
   }
 
   std::string readlink(inode_view entry, std::error_code& ec) const {
-    return impl_->readlink(entry, readlink_mode::preferred, ec);
+    return impl_->readlink(std::move(entry), readlink_mode::preferred, ec);
   }
 
   std::string readlink(inode_view entry,
                        readlink_mode mode = readlink_mode::preferred) const {
-    return impl_->readlink(entry, mode);
+    return impl_->readlink(std::move(entry), mode);
   }
 
   void statvfs(vfs_stat* stbuf) const { impl_->statvfs(stbuf); }
 
-  int open(inode_view entry) const { return impl_->open(entry); }
+  int open(inode_view entry) const { return impl_->open(std::move(entry)); }
 
   int open(inode_view entry, std::error_code& ec) const {
-    return impl_->open(entry, ec);
+    return impl_->open(std::move(entry), ec);
   }
 
   std::string read_string(uint32_t inode) const {
@@ -321,11 +323,11 @@ class filesystem_v2 {
   history const& get_history() const { return impl_->get_history(); }
 
   nlohmann::json get_inode_info(inode_view entry) const {
-    return impl_->get_inode_info(entry);
+    return impl_->get_inode_info(std::move(entry));
   }
 
   nlohmann::json get_inode_info(inode_view entry, size_t max_chunks) const {
-    return impl_->get_inode_info(entry, max_chunks);
+    return impl_->get_inode_info(std::move(entry), max_chunks);
   }
 
   std::vector<std::string> get_all_block_categories() const {
diff --git a/include/dwarfs/reader/internal/metadata_v2.h b/include/dwarfs/reader/internal/metadata_v2.h
index a1d86883..14e22801 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/reader/internal/metadata_v2.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/reader/internal/metadata_v2.h
@@ -114,16 +114,16 @@ class metadata_v2 {
   }
 
   file_stat getattr(inode_view iv, std::error_code& ec) const {
-    return impl_->getattr(iv, ec);
+    return impl_->getattr(std::move(iv), ec);
   }
 
   file_stat getattr(inode_view iv, getattr_options const& opts,
                     std::error_code& ec) const {
-    return impl_->getattr(iv, opts, ec);
+    return impl_->getattr(std::move(iv), opts, ec);
   }
 
   std::optional<directory_view> opendir(inode_view iv) const {
-    return impl_->opendir(iv);
+    return impl_->opendir(std::move(iv));
   }
 
   std::optional<dir_entry_view>
@@ -135,16 +135,16 @@ class metadata_v2 {
 
   void access(inode_view iv, int mode, file_stat::uid_type uid,
               file_stat::gid_type gid, std::error_code& ec) const {
-    impl_->access(iv, mode, uid, gid, ec);
+    impl_->access(std::move(iv), mode, uid, gid, ec);
   }
 
   int open(inode_view iv, std::error_code& ec) const {
-    return impl_->open(iv, ec);
+    return impl_->open(std::move(iv), ec);
   }
 
   std::string
   readlink(inode_view iv, readlink_mode mode, std::error_code& ec) const {
-    return impl_->readlink(iv, mode, ec);
+    return impl_->readlink(std::move(iv), mode, ec);
   }
 
   void statvfs(vfs_stat* stbuf) const { impl_->statvfs(stbuf); }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class metadata_v2 {
   bool has_symlinks() const { return impl_->has_symlinks(); }
 
   nlohmann::json get_inode_info(inode_view iv, size_t max_chunks) const {
-    return impl_->get_inode_info(iv, max_chunks);
+    return impl_->get_inode_info(std::move(iv), max_chunks);
   }
 
   std::optional<std::string> get_block_category(size_t block_number) const {
diff --git a/include/dwarfs/writer/compression_metadata_requirements.h b/include/dwarfs/writer/compression_metadata_requirements.h
index fefb8e3e..6bda9a3a 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/writer/compression_metadata_requirements.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/writer/compression_metadata_requirements.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class typed_metadata_requirement_base
                                   value_parser_type value_parser)
       : checked_metadata_requirement_base<Meta>(name)
       , mp_{mp}
-      , value_parser_{value_parser} {}
+      , value_parser_{std::move(value_parser)} {}
 
   void check(Meta const& m) const override { check_value(m.*mp_); }
 
diff --git a/include/dwarfs/writer/entry_factory.h b/include/dwarfs/writer/entry_factory.h
index b1565096..1fbb193e 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/writer/entry_factory.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/writer/entry_factory.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class entry_factory {
   std::shared_ptr<internal::entry>
   create(os_access const& os, std::filesystem::path const& path,
          std::shared_ptr<internal::entry> parent = nullptr) {
-    return impl_->create(os, path, parent);
+    return impl_->create(os, path, std::move(parent));
   }
 
   class impl {
diff --git a/include/dwarfs/writer/scanner.h b/include/dwarfs/writer/scanner.h
index 35f84937..1fa1c44c 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/writer/scanner.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/writer/scanner.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class scanner {
       writer_progress& prog,
       std::optional<std::span<std::filesystem::path const>> list = std::nullopt,
       std::shared_ptr<file_access const> fa = nullptr) {
-    impl_->scan(fsw, path, prog, list, fa);
+    impl_->scan(fsw, path, prog, list, std::move(fa));
   }
 
   class impl {
diff --git a/src/reader/internal/block_cache.cpp b/src/reader/internal/block_cache.cpp
index c4febb5d..1e2b7a54 100644
--- a/src/reader/internal/block_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/reader/internal/block_cache.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ class block_request {
     promise_.set_value(block_range(std::move(block), begin_, end_ - begin_));
   }
 
-  void error(std::exception_ptr error) { promise_.set_exception(error); }
+  void error(std::exception_ptr error) {
+    promise_.set_exception(std::move(error));
+  }
 
  private:
   size_t begin_{0};
diff --git a/src/writer/category_parser.cpp b/src/writer/category_parser.cpp
index ea4d43f1..a0c3437b 100644
--- a/src/writer/category_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/writer/category_parser.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace dwarfs::writer {
 
 category_parser::category_parser(
     std::shared_ptr<category_resolver const> resolver)
-    : resolver_{resolver} {}
+    : resolver_{std::move(resolver)} {}
 
 std::vector<fragment_category::value_type>
 category_parser::parse(std::string_view arg) const {
diff --git a/src/writer/console_writer.cpp b/src/writer/console_writer.cpp
index 03cd44e5..f152353e 100644
--- a/src/writer/console_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/writer/console_writer.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void output_context_line(terminal const& term, std::ostream& os,
 console_writer::console_writer(std::shared_ptr<terminal const> term,
                                std::ostream& os, progress_mode pg_mode,
                                display_mode mode, logger_options const& options)
-    : stream_logger(term, os, options)
+    : stream_logger(std::move(term), os, options)
     , pg_mode_(pg_mode)
     , mode_(mode) {}
 
diff --git a/src/writer/filesystem_writer.cpp b/src/writer/filesystem_writer.cpp
index bd35c5a5..5576cc23 100644
--- a/src/writer/filesystem_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/writer/filesystem_writer.cpp
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ void filesystem_writer_<LoggerPolicy>::write_block_impl(
   auto fsb = std::make_unique<fsblock>(section_type::BLOCK, bc, std::move(data),
                                        pctx, std::move(physical_block_cb));
 
-  fsb->compress(wg_, meta);
+  fsb->compress(wg_, std::move(meta));
 
   merger_->add(cat, std::move(fsb));
 }
diff --git a/src/writer/internal/scanner_progress.cpp b/src/writer/internal/scanner_progress.cpp
index def87ba4..58399c8d 100644
--- a/src/writer/internal/scanner_progress.cpp
+++ b/src/writer/internal/scanner_progress.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace dwarfs::writer::internal {
 
 scanner_progress::scanner_progress(std::string_view context, std::string file,
                                    size_t size)
-    : scanner_progress(termcolor::YELLOW, context, file, size) {}
+    : scanner_progress(termcolor::YELLOW, context, std::move(file), size) {}
 
 scanner_progress::scanner_progress(termcolor color, std::string_view context,
                                    std::string file, size_t size)