In** computing, **** **** is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as, **** , 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 command and to the OpenVOS and commands.

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, move is a predefined command alias for the Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose. The FreeDOS version was developed by Joe Cosentino. DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of the move command. The open-source MS-DOS emulator DOSBox has no command. Instead, the 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.