Xcopy

xcopy is a copy command used in the OS/2 command line.

Syntax
XCOPY [drive:][path] filename [drive:][path] filename [/D:date] [/S][/E][/P][/V][/A or /M][/H][/T][/R][/O][/F]

where: drive:\path\filename
 * Specifies the location of the file to copy.

drive:\path\filename
 * Specifies the target destination and file name.

/D:date
 * Copies files changed on or after the specified date.


 * /S:Copies non-empty directories and subdirectories.
 * /E:When used with /S, includes empty directories.
 * /P:Prompts you before performing a copy.
 * /V:Verifies files copied to disk correctly.
 * /A:Copies archived files only, but does not turn off the attribute bit of the source file.
 * /M:Copies archived files only and turns off the attribute bit of the source file.
 * /H:Copies hidden files and attributes to the destination.
 * /T:Copies system files and attributes to the destination.
 * /R:Copies read-only files and attributes to the destination.
 * /O:Specifies that any files in the destination can be overwritten by the copy operation.
 * /F:Causes XCOPY to fail if the file to be copied contains extended attributes that are not supported by the destination file system.

Samples
Copy files from e:\ to c:\ with several options to include hidden files, empty folder, etc. Very useful if you copy the all the operating system files to a different disk. xcopy c:\  e:\ /h/o/t/s/e/r/v