directory tree - move or copy

[jsampson]

Hello -

To copy or move a directory subtree the instructions say use "/S" but there
is no example to show how to use it. If one wants to move a directory and its contents, what does one type after "/S"?

Regards

_John Sampson_

 

[David Marcus]

To copy or move a directory subtree the instructions say use "/S" but there is no example to show how to use it. If one wants to move a directory and its contents, what does one type after "/S"?

If you are moving a single tree, try using REN, e.g.,

C:\Bar>ren Foo \Foo

will move the tree C:\Bar\Foo to c:\Foo. Also, see

http://www.jpsoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2442

 

[rconn]

To copy or move a directory subtree the instructions say use "/S" but there is no example to show how to use it. If one wants to move a directory and its contents, what does one type after "/S"?
QUOTE]

move /md /s source\ target\

where "source" is the source directory and "target" is the target directory. (The /MD will create the target if it doesn't already exist.)

 

[vefatica]

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:45:00 -0500, rconn <> wrote:

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|To copy or move a directory subtree the instructions say use "/S" but there is no example to show how to use it. If one wants to move a directory and its contents, what does one type after "/S"?
|QUOTE]
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|move /md /s source\ target\
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|where "source" is the source directory and "target" is the target directory. (The /MD will create the target if it doesn't already exist.)

It's still not clear, especially to a newbie. With the above, do you wind up
with target\source\... or do you have what used to be **in** source\ now in
target\?