Move files using just keyboard in Mac Finder?

I'm answering my own question but Mac OS X Lion has it now finally. in Lion, if you hold Option when pasting a copied Finder item (Command-Option-V), it really does move it. (via http://tidbits.com/article/12320)

"OS X does not allow that. It's an Apple Design question. They don't believe in the metaphor of ""cutting"" something, no matter how much we (users) believe in it.*1 So we are left with what others can come up with. And a lot of them did.

Do it with a macro in QuickSilver (which, once you know it, you wouldn't want to live without anymore anywayz): http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20081112153330648

Do it with the Context Menu (QuickAccessCM): http://www.pure-mac.com/cmm.html#quickaccesscm

Do it with a droplet (nothing I'd suggest since it uses the mouse as well): http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/27818

Do it by replacing the finder as a whole: http://www.cocoatech.com/ (Pathfinder)

I've gone the QuickSilver way, since I am a keyboard junkie and QuickSilver ... well, everything and the kitchen sink.

*1 Except that since OS 3.0 on iPhone even Apple offers a ""Cut"" option. I still hope - after decades of waiting - that it will finally be available in a Desktop OS as well..."

Cut and Paste for Finder is a couple of AppleScripts that appears to do the job. You'll need another add-on like Keyseer from here to associate the scripts with a key combination.

"Cmd+` will cycle Finder windows.

Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down. Use Cmd+Up to go up a level.

Regular clipboard shortcuts (Cmd+X, C, V) to cut, copy, and paste.

Another useful shortcut is Cmd+Shift+/ (Cmd+?), which will let you navigate the menu bar with the keyboard.

More here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343"

"I know this post is long over and has been answered for Lion users. But as a Snow Leopard user, the option key does not facilitate a move. The best solution I can think of is to use the copy and paste function, and then navigate back to the copied file and use Cmd+Delete to then remove the file.

This to me seems like an excessively long way around the problem, especially if the paths between the containing folders are somewhat far apart."