Posted by DJ on April 26, 2016 at 10:42:04:
In Reply to: Dos & relative paths (tech) posted by Mac on April 25, 2016 at 19:54:49:
: Guys,
: I'm trying to move files when one directory is not local. Is there a way w/out having to use the full path?
: For ex., from my desktop:
: move folder1\text1.txt folder2
: works, yet from inside folder2 I must enter
: move text1.txt c:\documents and settings\macd\desktop\folder1
: Is there a way to shorten that path? I'm also surfing trying to find if I can move files between these folders if I were in a folder on the root w/out having to type
: move c:\documents and settings\macd\desktop\folder1\text1.txt c:\documents and settings\macd\desktop\folder2
: I'm still learning but typing out the entire path is a pain. Any short way?
: Thank you,
: Mac
Not that I know of. The complete path must be specified. If the folder is contained within other folders, you have to tell DOS where to find it.