Dos command/syntax

[Amir46]

Hello I can't find the DOS command to move a file from one computer to another on a network. Help!

 

[Spike]

jsut did a quick google search and came up with this page.

It may not be exactly what you were looking for, but it may help.

http://archive.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/08/23/990823oplivingston.xml

 

[RealBlackStuff]

With Explorer, highlight the file you want to move, then at the top of Explorer, select Edit/Cut.
Then go to your receiving PC and highlight the Directory in which you want to put that file, then click Edit/Paste.
The Cut will only work if you have Read/Write permission. If not, just select Copy instead of Cut.

No need to use DOS, and it would not work anyway, because there is no networking under DOS.

 

[Spike]

realblackstuff: I know it won't work from dos on it's own, but surely it's capable of networking in the form of the windows commandline???

According to the link I posted, it's possible to automate the sending/recieving of specified files etc at startup in this way. I've never seen it before though.

I have to agree that in the main it's easier to do it from explorer though, even if it could be done through DOS.

 

[Nodsu]

move \\sourcehost\share\folder\file \\destinationhost\share\folder\file

 

[LNCPapa]

RBS - many network admins are in situations where they have to move files across networks via command line and it does work.

 

[RealBlackStuff]

LNCPapa, I would not expect these DOS-commands to work on NTFS-partitions, which are the most common on networks, hence my (perhaps a bit bold) statement.

 

[Spike]

Out of interest, has anybody tried typing "ftp -?" at the command line?

No, I didn't mean /? I meant -?

That's what I read anyways. Be interesting to know how well it works

 

[DaveSylvia]

Perhaps this is what you're looking for:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...hnet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/ntcmds.asp

 

[LNCPapa]

DOS commands work just fine on NTFS formatted drives - all my windows based machines are strictly NTFS.

 

[Didou]

I think Amir46 wasn't precise enough by saying DOS command, I guess he meant a command to type from the command line.