xcopy /exclude option

[Curt Zarger]

The exclude option supports a list of files containing strings
specifying files to be excluded. I am trying to exclude .vb, so I
have the string ".vb" (without the quotes) in my exclude file. This
excludes files with the .vb extension; however, it also exclude files
such as "filename.vbs", which I do not want to be excluded.

How can I get better control of the restriction being defined? Is
there a regular expression capability or any other options?

THX

Curt

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

The exclude option supports a list of files containing strings
specifying files to be excluded. I am trying to exclude .vb, so I
have the string ".vb" (without the quotes) in my exclude file. This
excludes files with the .vb extension; however, it also exclude files
such as "filename.vbs", which I do not want to be excluded.

How can I get better control of the restriction being defined? Is
there a regular expression capability or any other options?

Hi

Maybe robocopy.exe is better at this...

Info and download link for the latest version of robocopy.exe here:

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]



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[Ray McCormick]

Hi
I think you will find that xxcopy will do this also.
See www.xxcopy/com .
This is a much enhanced xcopy with over a hundred switches
available.
Ray

 

[Ritchie]

The exclude option supports a list of files containing strings
specifying files to be excluded. I am trying to exclude .vb, so I
have the string ".vb" (without the quotes) in my exclude file. This
excludes files with the .vb extension; however, it also exclude files
such as "filename.vbs", which I do not want to be excluded.

How can I get better control of the restriction being defined? Is
there a regular expression capability or any other options?

If it's acceptable to modify the ARCHIVE attribute, then a workaround is
to set the ARCHIVE attribute of all files, then clear it for files that
have a ".vb" extension. Now use XCOPY with the /A switch. Something
like:-

attrib +a src\*.* /s /d
attrib -a src\*.vb /s /d
xcopy src\*.* dest /a