MOVE

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Supported DOS versions:	MS-DOS 6.0+
How easy to use?	Very easy
How safe to use?	Moderately dangerous
How common?	Very common
Internal or external command?	Internal

Description

Moves one or more files to a new location.

Command Syntax

MOVE source [dest]

source is the file or files you wish to move
dest is the disk or directory you wish to move to. If you miss this out, DOS uses the current directory.

Comments

It's strange that Microsoft didn't see any need for a MOVE command before DOS version 6. It's quite easy to create your own version using a batchfile:

@ECHO OFF
XCOPY %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 0 DEL %1

MOVE

File and Disk Management

Description

Command Syntax

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