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COPY
Copy one or more files to another location
syntax
COPY source destination [options] COPY source1 + source2.. destination [options]
key source : Pathname for the file or files to be copied.
/A : ASCII text file (default) /B : Binary file copy - will copy extended characters.
destination : Pathname for the new file(s).
/V : Verify that the new files were written correctly.
/N : If at all possible, use only a short filename (8.3) when creating a destination file. This may be necessary when copying between disks that are formatted differently e.g NTFS and VFAT, or when archiving data to an ISO9660 CDROM.
/Z : Copy files in restartable mode. If the copy is interrupted
part way through, it will restart if possible. (use on slow networks) /Y : Suppress confirmation prompt (Windows 2000 only) /-Y : Enable confirmation prompt (Windows 2000 only) Under Windows 2000 the default action is to prompt on overwrites unless the COPY command is being executed from within a batch script. To force the overwriting of destination files under both NT4 and Windows2000 use the COPYCMD environment variable:
SET COPYCMD=/Y
This will turn off the prompt in Win2000 and will be ignored by NT4 (which overwrites by default).
Making Binary copies: if you specify /B immediately after COPY
then everything will be done in binary, you can also put /B after any one file
to copy just that file in binary.
COPY will accept UNC pathnames
To combine files, specify a single file for the destination, but multiple files
as the source. To specify more than one file use wildcards or list the files
with a + in between each (file1+file2+file3)
When copying multiple files in this way the first file must exist or else the
copy will fail, a workaround for this is COPY null + file1 + file2 dest1
examples:
In the current folder
COPY oldfile.wp newfile.doc
Full path specified
COPY g:\department\oldfile.wp "c:\Files to Convert\newfile.doc"
Specify the drive and filename (assumes the current folder on both drives is
correct)
COPY a:oldfile.wp c:newfile.doc
Specify source only (will copy the file to current folder, keeping the same
filename)
COPY g:\department\oldfile.wp
Quiet copy (no feedback on screen)
COPY oldfile.wp newfile.doc >nul
"I've been going to Bible classes. They're teaching me to be more judgmental"
- Flanders'
wife
Related Commands:
ROBOCOPY - Robust File and Folder Copy
SCOPY - File Copy with Security
XCOPY - Copy files and folders
MOVE - Move a file from one folder to another
Mcopy - Copy and create a log file (Win
2K ResKit)
Fcopy - File Copy for MMQ (copy changed files & compress. (Win
2K ResKit)
Permcopy - Copy share & file ACLs from one share to another. (Win
2K ResKit)
Equivalent Linux BASH commands:
cp - Copy one or more files to another location
install - Copy files and set attributes