The MOVE command is synonymous with the FILE command. Moves the current message to the specified folder. Note that the MOVE command deletes the message from the original folder, unlike the COPY command, which leaves a copy. If you omit the folder and file name parameters, you are prompted for both; if you supply only the folder name, the current Mail file is used and you are not prompted for the file name. If (after entering the MOVE command, pressing Return, and supplying a folder name at the prompt, but before pressing Return again), you decide that you do not want to move the message, press Ctrl/C. Ctrl/C aborts the operation and keeps you within Mail. Format MOVE foldername [file-spec]
1 – Parameters
foldername Indicates the name of the folder to which the current message is moved. If the specified folder does not exist, Mail asks whether you want to create it. If you respond with Y, Mail creates the new folder. A folder name can be 1 to 39 characters in length. Valid characters for folder names are alphanumeric characters, dollar signs ($), and underscores (_). If your folder name contains lowercase letters, spaces or special characters, the folder name must be enclosed in quotation marks. file-spec Indicates the name of the mail file to which the current message is moved. If the specified file does not exist, Mail creates it. If the file name is omitted, Mail moves the message to the specified folder in the current file.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /ALL
Moves all the currently selected messages to the specified folder.
2.2 /CONFIRM
/CONFIRM /NOCONFIRM Determines whether you are prompted to create a new folder. The default qualifier is /CONFIRM.
3 – Examples
1.MAIL> 2 MAIL> MOVE _Folder: WINNERS _File: <RETURN> Folder WINNERS does not exist. Do you want to create it (Y/N, default is N)? y %MAIL-I-NEWFOLDER, folder WINNERS created MAIL> SELECT WINNERS %MAIL-I-SELECTED, 1 message selected MAIL> DIRECTORY WINNERS # From Date Subject 1 BURK 11-DEC-1994 Early American Art MAIL> This example shows how to use the MOVE command to move a message to a new folder named WINNERS. First, you enter the MOVE command to transfer the current message to a new folder. Then, specify a name for the new folder and press the Return key to retain the default file. Then enter the SELECT command, followed by the name of the new folder (WINNERS) to move to the new folder. Finally, enter the DIRECTORY command to see the transferred message in the newly created folder (WINNERS).