help with DOS command please

[Jack]

went into start/run

cmd.exe
am trying to copy one large dir from one drive to another drive

put in

copy F:\example\*.* G:\example\*.*



it only copied those files in the dir that were not in a subdir.

how to copy ALL the files in that dir to the other drive please?

 

[Bert Hyman]

how to copy ALL the files in that dir to the other drive please?

Use XCOPY with either the /E or /S options depending on your
requirement.

For future reference, simply enter

COPY /?
or
XCOPY /?

for a reminder of the available options.

 

[Guest]

Most useful Windows XP DOS commands (alphabetical)
http://topaix.blogspot.com/2006/12/most-useful-windows-xp-dos-command.html

DOS Command-line reference A-Z
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx?mfr=true

/s : Copies directories and subdirectories, unless they are empty. If you
omit /s, xcopy works within a single directory.

/e : Copies all subdirectories, even if they are empty. Use /e with the /s
and /t command-line options.