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- Move 2.2a
- ---------
- Written by Asher Feldman
-
- Note: Move requires the Copy, Rename, and Delete commands in your c directory.
-
- Move 2.2a requires kickstart 2.04 or higher.
-
- Changes since 2.2
- -----------------
- Move 2.2 didn't work right with the '*' wildcard, even after it was
- activated. This has been fixed, but in the process, Move grew to
- a huge 872 bytes. :-(
-
- What is it?
- -----------
- Move is a simple Un*x like "move" command. It allows you to move files
- to and from any device or directory. It performs the same function as the
- Move command on a directory utility, but from the CLI or Shell. It can
- also be used as a Rename command. Move supports true (rename style) moves
- when moving files on the same device, while still allowing you to move files
- across volumes.
-
- Move will also allow you to move file links, and supports all standard 2.x
- wildcards.
-
- Usage
- -----
- Move [FROM] <arg1> [TO] <arg2>
-
- (The [FROM] and [TO] are optional)
-
- <arg1> is the file you want to move. It can contain wildcards, such as
- "#?.lha". Or "*.lha" if you are using a program such as Starburst to
- enable the * wildcard on your system.
-
- <arg2> is the destination. It can be a filename, directory or device.
- The "" wildcard may be used here, and stands for your current directory.
-
- To move the file "readme" to ram: you would enter: (FROM and TO not needed)
-
- Move FROM readme TO ram:
-
-
- To move all files that have the prefix "mod" to the directory DH0:Music
- you would enter:
-
- Move mod* DH0:Music
-
- To move "ram:readme" to your current directory you would enter:
-
- Move ram:readme ""
-
- If you want to move every file in one directory to another, it would be:
-
- Move <dir> <dir>
-
- Move can also be used to rename a file. To change the name of the file
- "SONG.MOD" to "MOD.SONG" you would enter:
-
- Move SONG.MOD MOD.SONG
-
- You can move multiple files without using wildcards as well. For example,
- to move the files "lha", "uux", and "slect" to c: you could enter:
-
- Move (lha|uux|slect) c:
-
- To move them all back to the current directory you would use:
-
- Move c:(lha|uux|slect) ""
-
- General Info
- ------------
- There were already two "Move" utilities floating around in the public
- domain that I knew of when I wrote this. Both have built-in copy and
- delete routines. I thought this was a waste of space, especially for those
- of us with very limited resources. Thus I wrote Move, which takes advantage
- of the "Copy", "Rename, and "Delete" commands already on everyone's system.
- This allows Move to be much smaller than the other "Move" utils, yet operate
- just as fast, or faster in some cases. Move will accept all the standard
- 2.0 wildcards (If you want to use * you must first activate it with a program
- such as Starburst)
-
- Move will run much faster if you have the Copy, Rename, and
- Delete commands in residence.
-
- * * *
-
- NOTE:
-
- In the case of
-
- Move yy xx
-
- where the file xx already exists, xx will be overwritten without warning.
-
-
- How To Contact Me
- -----------------
- Send bug reports/comments, etc.. to:
-
- PORTAL: Wizard0
- INTERNET: asher@shell.portal.com
- Wizard0@cup.portal.com
-
- US Snail: (send money here :-)
-
- Asher Feldman
- 4791 Calle de Tosca
- San Jose, CA 95118
-
- Shareware Note
- --------------
- Move 2.2a is shareware. If you find this program useful, and would like
- to see further development, then please send a small donation (whatever you
- think Move is worth) to the above adress. Thanks!
-
- And Now For The Legal Claptrap
- ------------------------------
- If this program causes your computer to blow up, or your hard drive to
- implode, or anything else that isn't too nice, then it's your fault, not
- mine. This program is not "guaranteed" to do anything. (although if it
- doesn't, please send me (E)mail!)
-
- This program may be freely distributed as long as this doc file is included.
-
-
- A.F.
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