Windows 8 Command Prompt Commands

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hello, can somebody help me with this situation in the windows prompt command screen.
All files and mapps are in the right place.

Directory of C:\Users\camilo Paez\Desktop\Testmapp

2020-02-12 11:05 .
2020-02-12 11:05 …
2020-02-12 11:05 gu
2020-02-12 11:05 12 gu.txt
1 File(s) 12 bytes
3 Dir(s) 149 178 421 248 bytes free

C:\Users\camilo Paez\Desktop\Testmapp>move gu C:\Users\camilo Paez\Desktop
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Users\camilo Paez\Desktop\Testmapp>Move gu.txt C:\Users\camilo Paez\Desktop
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Users\camilo Paez\Desktop\Testmapp>

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I’m not seeing your destination. The syntax is move filename destinationFolder.

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If there is a space in the name of a folder then you need to add the path between a set of double quotes. Try the following command :

move gu.txt “C:\Users\camilo Paez\Desktop”

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Ah, that’s probably it. I was having trouble parsing those unquoted lines of code.

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Hi, Bob thanks the proble was the double quotes as they wrote below. but Thanks

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You are right, Thanks so much.

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No problem :slight_smile: