MOVE

Command

MOVE -- Move file(s).

Synopsis

MOVE [path1/]<filename1> [path2/][filename2]

Availability

Within PZTDOS mode only. Non-sysops do not have access to this command.

Description

Moves the file(s) specified by the first argument (source) to the new location and/or name(s) specified by the second argument (target). Both filenames may contain wildcards.

"source" must not be a directory. If it doesn't contain a path, the current working directory is assumed.

"target" may be a directory. If a filename is not specified, the original name(s) are used. If target is a single file, the source must also be a single file.

If source and target filenames are different the file(s) will be renamed at the same time.

Examples

MOVE fred.doc test.doc                Rename only.
MOVE test.txt /mystuff                Move only.
MOVE \test.doc /tmp\fred.txt          Move with rename.

Portability

This command follows normal MSDOS v 7 syntax, apart from the ability to rename a directory, which is not implemented.

Paths may contain both forward (/) and backward (\) slashes.

Unlike XR16/32, in XRPi this command does not support "drive letters", and pathnames (but not commands) are case-sensitive.

Limitations

Path and file names may not contain spaces.

See also

COPY(3) -- Copy files
DOS(2) -- Enter PZTDOS mode
REN(3) -- Rename files