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


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


where:
where:
;drive:\path\filename:Specifies the location of the file to copy.
'''drive:\path\filename'''
drive:\path\filename  Specifies the target destination and file name.
:Specifies the location of the file to copy.
  /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.


'''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==
==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


xcopy c:\  e:\ /h/o/t/s/e/r/v
==Versions==
{|class="wikitable"
!Date||Version||Size||Comments
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|2002-03-11|| ||52,576 bytes||Version included on ArcaOS 5.0.6
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Latest revision as of 21:44, 11 July 2023

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

Versions

Date Version Size Comments
2002-03-11 52,576 bytes Version included on ArcaOS 5.0.6