---
name: "move"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "postgresql"
version: "7.4.7-6sarge6"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/move/7"
---

# move(7)

position a cursor

## NAME

MOVE - position a cursor

## SYNOPSIS

```
MOVE [ direction { FROM | IN } ] cursorname

```

## DESCRIPTION

**MOVE** repositions a cursor without retrieving any data. **MOVE** works exactly like the **FETCH** command, except it only positions the cursor and does not return rows.

Refer to  FETCH \[[**fetch**(7)](/fetch/7.md)\] for details on syntax and usage.

## OUTPUTS

On successful completion, a **MOVE** command returns a command tag of the form

```
MOVE count

```

The *count* is the number of rows moved over (possibly zero).

## EXAMPLES

```
BEGIN WORK;
DECLARE liahona CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM films;
-- Skip the first 5 rows:
MOVE FORWARD 5 IN liahona;
MOVE 5
-- Fetch the 6th row from the cursor liahona:
FETCH 1 FROM liahona;
 code  | title  | did | date_prod  |  kind  |  len
-------+--------+-----+------------+--------+-------
 P_303 | 48 Hrs | 103 | 1982-10-22 | Action | 01:37
(1 row)
-- Close the cursor liahona and end the transaction:
CLOSE liahona;
COMMIT WORK;

```

## COMPATIBILITY

There is no **MOVE** statement in the SQL standard.