2.7.21. MOVE

Help of the DOS Command MOVE

Moves files and renames files and directories.

To move one or more files:

MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]filename1[,...] destination

To rename a directory:

MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]dirname1 dirname2

[drive:][path]filename1:

Specifies the location and name of the file or files you want to move.

destination:

Specifies the new location of the file. Destination can consist of a drive letter and colon, a directory name, or a combination. If you are moving only one file, you can also include a filename if you want to rename the file when you move it.

[drive:][path]dirname1:

Specifies the directory you want to rename.

dirname2:

Specifies the new name of the directory.

/Y:

Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.

/-Y:

Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.

The switch /Y may be present in the COPYCMD environment variable. This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line. Default is to prompt on overwrites unless MOVE command is being executed from within a batch script.

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