Windows XP Pocket Reference
| 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