does dired have `mv' command?

does dired have `mv' command?

[Leon]

Dear all,

I'm wondering if dired has a function similar to `mv' in GNU/Linux
command line. If not, what's the best way of moving files between
directories?

Currently I'm using copy and delete for small files. I have to resort
to shell to move large files.

Thank you.

-- 
Leon

Re: does dired have `mv' command?

[Dieter Wilhelm]

Leon <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:

> Dear all,
>
> I'm wondering if dired has a function similar to `mv' in GNU/Linux
> command line. If not, what's the best way of moving files between
> directories?

R

or even better ;-)

C-h m
C-x o
C-s rename

for the other renaming possibilities.

the following might be helpful when you also want to copy, delete
whole directories:

(setq dired-recursive-copies 'always)	
(setq dired-recursive-deletes 'top)	;ask for the top directories


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Re: does dired have `mv' command?

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 23.07.2006 um 15:11 schrieb Leon:

> I'm wondering if dired has a function similar to `mv' in GNU/Linux
> command line. If not, what's the best way of moving files between
> directories?

R -- or rename.

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Re: does dired have `mv' command?

[David Hansen]

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:11:19 +0100 Leon wrote:

> I'm wondering if dired has a function similar to `mv' in GNU/Linux
> command line. If not, what's the best way of moving files between
> directories?

R runs the command dired-do-rename

David

Re: does dired have `mv' command?

[Leon]

Thank you Peter and David. I didn't know that it moves files too.

-- 
Leon

Re: does dired have `mv' command?

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 23.07.2006 um 18:42 schrieb Leon:

> Thank you Peter and David. I didn't know that it moves files too.

Did you know there is an info node? C-h i RET m emacs RET s dired RET  
-- arghh: no mv there!

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Re: does dired have `mv' command?

[Tim X]

Leon <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:

> Dear all,
>
> I'm wondering if dired has a function similar to `mv' in GNU/Linux
> command line. If not, what's the best way of moving files between
> directories?
>
> Currently I'm using copy and delete for small files. I have to resort
> to shell to move large files.
>

In dired its called 'rename' and bound to r.

Tim

-- 
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Re: does dired have `mv' command?

[Leon]

Dieter Wilhelm <dieter@duenenhof-wilhelm.de> writes:

> Leon <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm wondering if dired has a function similar to `mv' in GNU/Linux
>> command line. If not, what's the best way of moving files between
>> directories?
>
> R
>
> or even better ;-)
>
> C-h m
> C-x o
> C-s rename
>
> for the other renaming possibilities.
>
> the following might be helpful when you also want to copy, delete
> whole directories:
>
> (setq dired-recursive-copies 'always)	
> (setq dired-recursive-deletes 'top)	;ask for the top directories

Thanks.

I have used C-h b and search for move before post this. The reason I
didn't try C-h m is because it gives a huge buffer of info that I have
got into the habit of using C-h b instead.

-- 
Leon

Re: does dired have `mv' command?

[Ken Goldman]

To all the other answers, I'll recommend wdired.el.

I don't know if it can move between directories, but it's great for 
renaming files in a directory, as it allows editing the dired buffer 
using all the power of emacs.

That is, one can use keyboard macros, search and replace, rectangle mode 
(great for adding prefixes to file names), flip mode bits with the 
mouse, etc.

Leon wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I'm wondering if dired has a function similar to `mv' in GNU/Linux
> command line. If not, what's the best way of moving files between
> directories?
> 
> Currently I'm using copy and delete for small files. I have to resort
> to shell to move large files.

Re: does dired have `mv' command?

[Chris McMahan]

I move files all of the time using the rename function of dired. Just
specify a different directory, and the file is moved.

See the documentation for dired-do-rename, mapped typically to R
within a dired buffer.

- Chris

Ken Goldman <kgold@watson.ibm.com> writes:

> To all the other answers, I'll recommend wdired.el.
>
> I don't know if it can move between directories, but it's great for
> renaming files in a directory, as it allows editing the dired buffer
> using all the power of emacs.
>
> That is, one can use keyboard macros, search and replace, rectangle
> mode (great for adding prefixes to file names), flip mode bits with
> the mouse, etc.
>
> Leon wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm wondering if dired has a function similar to `mv' in GNU/Linux
>> command line. If not, what's the best way of moving files between
>> directories?
>>
>> Currently I'm using copy and delete for small files. I have to resort
>> to shell to move large files.

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