How can I move all the files from one folder to another using the command line?

Question

What is the best command to move all files from one folder to another?

I want to do this from within a batch file.

Answer 1

This command will move all the files in originalfolder to destinationfolder.

MOVE c:\originalfolder\* c:\destinationfolder

(However it wont move any sub-folders to the new location.)

To lookup the instructions for the MOVE command type this in a windows command prompt:

MOVE /?