MVFILES: Stata module to provide a convenient way to move/copy matched files from a specified input directory (also including, if wanted, additionally recursively matched subsets of files within distinctly matched offspring-directories) to a specified output directory

mvfiles provides a convenient way to move/copy matched files from a specified input directory (also including, if wanted, additionally recursively matched subsets of files within distinctly matched offspring-directories) to a specified output directory. The achieved generality is governed by the options that implements e.g. the choice of input- and output folders, a filename matching criterion to apply within the input folder; moreover a distinct matching criterion for which subdirectories to similarly, recursively, search through may be stated. The output directory may also be previously non-existing and – if successfully moved – the original files may be erased (hence leading to a move rather than the default copy-procedure) if stating the related options, respectively. Typical use could e.g. be to move/copy a certain set of files located within a specific directory-structure to be gathered within a single (possibly previously non-existing) directory, etc. All matchings are case-sensitive (except for the case when running with option ‘oldstx’ that may be needed when running e.g. from old versions as Stata 9). All options are optional and corresponding defaults exists.