Move
Applies To: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
move [{/y | /-y}] [<Source>] [<Target>]
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
/y |
Suppresses prompting to confirm that you want to overwrite an existing destination file. |
/-y |
Causes prompting to confirm that 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. |
Remarks
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 before overwriting files unless the copy command is run from within a batch script.
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 supports EFS.
Examples
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\