MAIL MOVE — MicroVMS 4.5B
Moves the current message to the specified folder. You can use the
MOVE command and the FILE command interchangeably because they work
the same way.
If you enter the MOVE command, supply a folder-name, and then decide
that you do not want to move the message, enter CTRL/Z. CTRL/Z will
abort the operation and keep you within MAIL.
Format:
MOVE folder-name [file-name]
Additional information available:
Parameters
folder-name Indicates the name of the folder to which the current message will be moved. If the specified folder does not exist, it is created. You can use any alphanumeric string (1 to 39 characters long) for a folder name. A folder name can be 1 to 39 characters in length. file-name Indicates the name of the file to which the current message will be moved. If the specified file does not exist, it is created. If the file name is omitted, the message is moved to the specified folder in the current file.
Qualifiers
Additional information available:
/ALL
/ALL Moves all the messages in the current folder to the specified folder.
/CONFIRM
/[NO]CONFIRM Determines whether you will be queried about creating a new folder. The default is /CONFIRM.
Examples
1.
MAIL> 2
MAIL> MOVE
_Folder: WINNERS
_File: <RET>
%MAIL-I-NEWFOLDER, folder WINNERS created
MAIL> SELECT WINNERS
%MAIL-I-SELECTED, 1 message selected
MAIL> DIRECTORY
WINNERS
# From Date Subject
1 BURK 18-APR-1985 Early American Art
MAIL>
This example shows how to MOVE a message to a new folder named
WINNERS and use the SELECT command to move to the newly created
folder.