move


move \ windows \system32\move.exe

move works like copy , except that the source is deleted after the copy is complete. Filename can be a single file, a group of files (separated with commas), or a single file specification with wildcards. The move options are:

 move [/y  /-y]   filename   [,...]   destination   

Option

Description

filename

Specifies the location and name (s) of the file or files you want to move. Wildcards ( * , ? ) are supported.

destination

Specifies the new location (and optionally , the new name) of the file. The destination parameter can consist of a drive, a directory name, or a combination of the two.

/y , /-y

Suppresses or enables prompting, respectively, to confirm the creation of a directory or overwriting of the destination.

Examples

 C:\>  move myfile.txt d:\files\  C:\>  move myfile.txt d:\files\newfile.txt  C:\>  move d:\files myfiles  


Windows XP Pocket Reference
Windows XP Pocket Reference
ISBN: 0596004257
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2001
Pages: 154
Authors: David A. Karp

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