MoveCommand: Contents
MOVE _key_ _dbindex_
Return value

# MoveCommand

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# MOVE _key_ _dbindex_

> Move the specified key from the currently selected DB to the specifieddestination DB. Note that this command returns 1 only if the key wassuccessfully moved, and 0 if the target key was already there or if thesource key was not found at all, so it is possible to use MOVE as a lockingprimitive.

## Return value

Integer reply, specifically:

    1 if the key was moved
    0 if the key was not moved because already present on the target DB or was not found in the current DB.