Move (command)

Shell command for moving files

move

The ReactOS `move` command

Developer(s)| Microsoft, IBM, JP Software, DR, Novell, Joe Cosentino, ReactOS Contributors
Written in| FreeDOS, ReactOS: C
Operating system| MS-DOS, PC DOS, MSX-DOS, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows, DR DOS, FreeDOS, ReactOS
Platform| Cross-platform
Type| Command
License| FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPLv2

`move` is a shell command for renaming and moving files and directories.[1]

The command is in various shells including COMMAND.COM, Command Prompt,[2] 4DOS/4NT. In PowerShell, `move` is a predefined command alias for the `Move-Item` Cmdlet which serves the same essential purpose.

The command is available in various operating systems including DOS,[3] OS/2,[4] Windows and ReactOS.[5] On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 6 and later.[6] The FreeDOS version was developed by Joe Cosentino.[7] DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of the `move` command.[8] The open-source MS-DOS emulator DOSBox has no `MOVE` command. Instead, the `REN` command can be used to move files.[9]

The command is analogous to the Unix-based `mv` command and to the OpenVOS `move_file` and `move_dir`commands.[10]

## Options

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* `/y` – Suppress prompting to confirm overwriting an existing destination file
* `/-y` – Prompt to confirm overwriting an existing destination file

By default, the command prompts to overwrite unless executed in a batch script. The default can be modified by including the `/y` option in the `COPYCMD` environment variable. Then, that can be overridden via the `/-y` command-line option.

## Examples

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The following command renames a file or directory `foo` to `bar` if `bar` is not an existing directory. If it is an existing directory, then `foo` is moved into `bar` and is then at path `bar\foo`.

> move foo bar

## See also

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* List of DOS commands
* List of POSIX commands

## References

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1. ^ MS-DOS and Windows command line move command
2. ^ "Move". Microsoft Docs. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2017-08-26. Microsoft TechNet Move article
3. ^ Jamsa, Kris A. (1993), DOS: The Complete Reference, Osborne McGraw-Hill, p. 206, ISBN 0078819040, archived from the original on 2018-01-25.
4. ^ "JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands". www.jatomes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14.
5. ^ "reactos/move.c at master". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01.
6. ^ Wolverton, Van (2003). Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 0-7356-1812-7.
7. ^ ibiblio.org FreeDOS Package -- Move (FreeDOS Base)
8. ^ "DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
9. ^ Commands - DOSBoxWiki
10. ^ "OpenVOS Commands Reference Manual" (PDF). StrataDOC Online Documentation Service for Stratus Products. pp. 2–552, 2–558\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-22. Retrieved October 1, 2019. "move_dir: Purpose: This command moves a directory and its contents from one place to another. ... move_file: Purpose: This command moves a file or set of files to another file or directory."

## Further reading

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* Wolverton, Van (1990). MS-DOS Commands: Microsoft Quick Reference, 4th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 978-1556152894.
* Kathy Ivens; Brian Proffit (1993). OS/2 Inside & Out. Osborne McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0078818714.
* Frisch, Æleen (2001). Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference. O'Reilly. ISBN 978-0-596-00148-3.

## External links

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Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Guide to Windows Commands

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