
Move (command)

In computing, codice_1 is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as codice_2, codice_3, 4DOS/4NT, and PowerShell. It is used to move one or more files or directories from one place to another. The original file is deleted, and the new file may have the same or a different name. The command is analogous to the Unix codice_4 command and to the OpenVOS codice_5 and codice_6commands.
Implementations.
The command is available in DOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS. On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 6 and later. In Windows PowerShell, is a predefined command alias for the codice_7 Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose. The FreeDOS version was developed by Joe Cosentino. DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of the command. The open-source MS-DOS emulator DOSBox has no codice_8 command. Instead, the codice_9 command can be used to move files.
Syntax.
To move one or more files:
 MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]filename1[...] destination
To rename a directory:
 MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]dirname1 [destination\]dirname2
To move a directory:
 MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]dirname1 destination
Parameters.
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.