move (command)

<h2 id="implementations">Implementations</h2>
<p>The command is available in <a href="/facts/DOS/sWwDXNmX">DOS</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a> <a href="/facts/OS%2f2/uVBl6ItP">OS/2</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> and <a href="/facts/ReactOS/BFmfC6BB">ReactOS</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> On <a href="/facts/MS-DOS/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS</a>, the command is available in versions 6 and later.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> In <a href="/facts/PowerShell/G1d10lwn">Windows PowerShell</a>, move is a predefined <a href="/facts/Alias_(command)/BL5hJMxl">command alias</a> for the Move-Item Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose. The <a href="/facts/FreeDOS/61fuGd0j">FreeDOS</a> version was developed by Joe Cosentino.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> <a href="/facts/DR_DOS_6.0/GcCTKutW">DR DOS 6.0</a> includes an implementation of the move command.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> The <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> MS-DOS <a href="/facts/Emulator/FMHE8qDj">emulator</a> <a href="/facts/DOSBox/Du2egHYo">DOSBox</a> has no MOVE command. Instead, the <a href="/facts/Ren_(command)/qMNSpKv8">REN</a> command can be used to move files.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a>
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<h2 id="syntax">Syntax</h2>
<p>To move one or more files:
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MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]filename1[,...] destination

<p>To rename a directory:
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MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]dirname1 [destination\]dirname2

<p>To move a directory:
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MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]dirname1 destination

<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul><li>[drive:][path]filename1: Specifies the location and name of the file or files you want to move.</li>
<li>destination: Specifies the new location of the file or directory. Destination can consist of a drive letter and colon, a directory name, or a combination, and must already exist. If you are moving only one file, you can also include a filename if you want to rename the file when you move it.</li>
<li>[drive:][path]dirname1: Specifies the directory you want to rename or move.</li>
<li>dirname2: Specifies the new name of the directory.</li>
<li>/Y: Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.</li>
<li>/-Y: Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.</li></ul>
<p>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.
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<h3>Notes</h3>
<ul><li>When moving a directory, dirname1 and its contents wind up as a subfolder beneath destination.  Caution is advised - if the final subfolder of the destination path does not exist, dirname1 will be both moved and renamed.</li></ul>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_DOS_commands/d72UqhJ3">List of DOS commands</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_Unix_commands/EEuIsUx9">List of Unix commands</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2>
<ul><li>Wolverton, Van (1990). <i>MS-DOS Commands: Microsoft Quick Reference, 4th Revised edition</i>. <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Press/5bNASSu4">Microsoft Press</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1556152894.</li>
<li>Kathy Ivens; Brian Proffit (1993). <i>OS/2 Inside & Out</i>. <a href="/facts/Osborne_McGraw-Hill/srSyQSsY">Osborne McGraw-Hill</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0078818714.</li>
<li>Frisch, Æleen (2001). <i>Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference</i>. <a href="/facts/O%2527Reilly_Media/Fr3Kv7sm">O'Reilly</a>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-596-00148-3.</li></ul>
<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: <i>Guide to Windows Commands</i>

<ul><li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/move">move | Microsoft Docs</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Move". Microsoft Docs. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2017-08-26. Microsoft TechNet Move article <a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490935.aspx" target="_blank">https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490935.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>MS-DOS and Windows command line move command <a href="https://www.computerhope.com/movehlp.htm" target="_blank">https://www.computerhope.com/movehlp.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"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. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190922035829/https://stratadoc.stratus.com/vos/19.1.0/r098-19/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/r098-19.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190922035829/https://stratadoc.stratus.com/vos/19.1.0/r098-19/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/r098-19.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Jamsa, Kris A. (1993), DOS: The Complete Reference, Osborne McGraw-Hill, p. 206, ISBN 0078819040, archived from the original on 2018-01-25. <a href="0078819040" target="_blank">0078819040</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands". www.jatomes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14.
 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190414130029/http://www.jatomes.com/Help/Os2Cmd.php" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190414130029/http://www.jatomes.com/Help/Os2Cmd.php</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"reactos/move.c at master". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. <a href="https://github.com/reactos/reactos/blob/master/base/shell/cmd/move.c" target="_blank">https://github.com/reactos/reactos/blob/master/base/shell/cmd/move.c</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>Wolverton, Van (2003). Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 0-7356-1812-7. <a href="0-7356-1812-7" target="_blank">0-7356-1812-7</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>ibiblio.org FreeDOS Package -- Move (FreeDOS Base) <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.2/repos/pkg-html/move.html" target="_blank">http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.2/repos/pkg-html/move.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>"DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-08-12. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190930135943/http://www.4corn.co.uk/archive/docs/DR%20DOS%206.0%20User%20Guide-opt.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190930135943/http://www.4corn.co.uk/archive/docs/DR%20DOS%206.0%20User%20Guide-opt.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:10"><p>Commands - DOSBoxWiki <a href="https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Commands" target="_blank">https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Commands</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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