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what does cut command in explorer do?

Anonymous
2011-11-18T13:02:31+00:00

what does 'cut' command in  windows explorer do? when a file is highlighted then 'cut' the icon dulls but nothing else happens.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-11-18T14:26:00+00:00

    It effectively means delete it from here and move it elsewhere using the paste command (hold down Ctrl and press V).

    Here is a wikipedia description http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut,_copy,_and_paste

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