f:\i>move foo bar dir
The syntax of the command is incorrect
help move says:
MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]filename1[,...] destination
This seems to imply multiple arguments. So how can I give multiple arguments to move?
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A:
From the command line:
for %i in (foo bar) do @move %i dir
Or, in a cmd file (since the use of % variables is slightly different there):
for %%i in (foo bar) do @move %%i dir
paxdiablo
2009-07-03 04:08:08
move is supposed to take multiple arguments. see my edit.
Ian Kelling
2009-07-03 04:16:32
Get over your programming language bias. If this were about an argument to a C file move function, it would be programming? Both go in a file as part of a program, which is programming.
Ian Kelling
2009-07-03 04:45:59
I have no language bias, Ian, I was just pointing out that, if you're asking how to move files from the command prompt, that' NOT programming-related and the question will be closed. If it's done as part of a cmd script, it IS programming. Some of my best code has been written in bash/cmd.
paxdiablo
2009-07-03 05:56:33
Ok, you have a console bias. You can program on the console. Unlike this question, everything valid in a bash script is also valid on the command line. Also, ZSH has good multi-line editing capabilities, so theres no reason not to write a complete program as a function on the console and then paste it into a file if you want to save your work. Powershell ISE has a console built in it that also has multi-line editing abilities.
Ian Kelling
2009-09-28 03:23:06
I don't understand where you're coming from here, @Ian, especially with a two month gap :-) I've just stated that questions just relating to Windows commands are likely to be closed. *I* won't close them since you're right - quite a bit of my shell development is on the command line then just cut and pasted into a script. Even Windows, though it tends to be one command at a time there, unlike bash. In any case, your question survived, possibly *because* you made it clear it was for a script. My information was to point out the difference between % and %% in how you run it.
paxdiablo
2009-09-28 06:29:50
Since the answer seems to be troubling you, I'll just remove the phrase you seem concerned about. No offense intended or taken. I hope that's better.
paxdiablo
2009-09-28 06:32:17
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A:
if you have the privilege to download stuffs, you can use GNU coreutils,
c:test> mv foo bar destination
ghostdog74
2009-07-03 04:18:13
A:
To pass multiple files to the move command as the first argument, separate them with commas:
move foo,bar dir
That's why there's a comma in the help:
MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]filename1[,...] destination
Stobor
2009-07-03 04:44:05
That gives the exact same message, syntax incorrect. mkdir foo bar dir, then do that command, you will see.
Ian Kelling
2009-07-03 04:48:14
Apparently that syntax was dropped in xp and newer... It used to work in win2k and before. I don't know why it's still listed in the docs. :-S
Stobor
2009-07-03 06:27:47
If the multi-file syntax really was removed in XP and later, the best option is probably to create a CMD file using the commands I've given in my answer (suitably adjusted to handle spaces in the filename if need be).
paxdiablo
2009-07-03 07:54:55