MOVE

Action

Moves or renames files and directories.

Syntax

MOVE "source" "destination" [/h] [/s]

If the source or destination specifies a directory, please make sure to add a trailing backslash. If the destination exists, the source will be moved below the destination. If the destination does not exist, the source will be renamed.

/c	Continue operation, even if errors occur.
/h	Moves/renames hidden and system files also.
/r	Overwrite read-only files.
/s	Renames specified files in all subdirectories.

Remarks

Wildcards are supported.

MOVE overwrites existing files without warning.

Examples

; If NewDir does not exist, this command will RENAME MyDir to NewDir:

MOVE "S:\MyDir\" "S:\NewDir\"

; If NewDir does exist, this command will MOVE MyDir below NewDir:

MOVE "S:\MyDir\" "S:\NewDir\"

; This command will change the extension of all files matching the

; wildcard specification to '.bak'

MOVE "MyDir\file*.txt" "MyDir\file*.bak"