> > 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.