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From: schmitz@umn-cs.UUCP
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Subject: DOS Directory Mover
Message-ID: <2898@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu>
Date: Fri, 20-Nov-87 13:26:32 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 20 13:26:32 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Nov-87 07:01:10 EST
Organization: University of Minnesota, Computer Science
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I've seen and used a few programs which will move files from one DOS
directory to another without copying the file contents.  Does anyone
know of a program which will move directories?

I don't really understand why the all the file-moving programs I've
seen don't do this; as long as they mess with the links in the two
parent directories involved, is there a reason why it would be hard to
change the '..' entry in the directory being moved?  Is there any
reason that wouldn't work?  I've moved directories by hand (using the
Norton Utilities) without observing any bad effects.  I suppose the
tricky part might be ensuring that a directory is not moved to one of
its own subdirectories.

-- Tom Schmitz

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