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