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- From: gill@physics.ubc.ca (Arnold Gill)
- Subject: Re: Move command for DOS needed
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- References: <1992Jul30.025640.139506@zeus.calpoly.edu> <1992Jul30.225624.22448@caeco.mentorg.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 07:18:54 GMT
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- gillmore@picard.slc.mentorg.com (Mike Gillmore (Consultant)) writes:
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- >In article <1992Jul30.025640.139506@zeus.calpoly.edu>, wliu@zeus.calpoly.edu (Wen Hong Liu) writes:
- >> Does anybody know if there is a utility that will enable me to move
- >> files from one directory to another at the DOS prompt.
- >>
-
- >Yes, I wrote one just to see if I could do it! (In Assembler mostly).
- >I will post if there is enough interest.
-
- I picked up one from SIMTEL nearly five years ago and wouldn't change it
- for the world. It moves files by changing the FAT entry only (if on
- the same disk), so the file doesn't physically move. This, of course,
- makes the utility fast. For different file systems, it does a copy/delete.
- Haven't tried it in an error situation yet, my disk isn't _quite_ that
- full. :-)
-
- Unfortunately, I can't remember the original name for the utility -- I'll
- look around and see if I still have the original docs. The executable is
- about 6.5k when compressed with PCLite.
-
- Send me a note if you wish the uuencoded executable.
-
- --
- Arnold Gill --- astrophysician trainee in exile gill@physics.ubc.ca
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