Move
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Moves one or more files from one directory to the specified directory.
move [{/y | /-y}] [Source] [Target]
- /y
Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.
- /-y
Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.
- Source
Specifies the path and name of the file or files to move. If you want to move or rename a directory, Source should be the current directory path and name.
- Target
Specifies the path and name to move files to. If you want to move or rename a directory, Target should be the desired directory path and name.
- /?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Using the /y command-line option
The /y command-line option might be preset in the COPYCMD environment variable. You can override this with /-y on the command line. The default is to prompt on overwrites unless the copy command is being executed from within a batch script.
Moving encrypted files
Moving encrypted files to a volume that does not support Encrypting File System (EFS) results in an error. Decrypt the files first or move the files to a volume that does support EFS.
To move all files with the .xls extension from the \Data directory to the \Second_Q\Reports directory, type:
move \data\*.xls \second_q\reports\
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