> > I do not understand what you have in mind with write-file. This creates a > > copy, which is natural given the name. Do you envision some changes to it? > > Not sure what happened, but my first answer said: > > so maybe we could instead have `C-x C-w` prompt the user > "delete the old file (y or n)?" It seems like you are proposing a way to copy a file and then delete the original. This is not the same as *moving* it.