ms-dos copy command syntax

[kaih4]

I'm trying to write a batch file to backup the data
files, email folders, address book, favorites, etc. onto
a separate drive so if the system or hard drive
crashes ... Is there a switch to use with the "copy
[source] [destination]" DOS command that will copy both
the files and all the folders contained in the source
directory?

 

[Walter Clayton]

start->run->cmd [enter]

copy /? [enter]

xcopy /? [enter]

What you want is xcopy.


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[Guest]

xcopy it is! thanks. I should have learned DOS better.

-----Original Message-----
start->run->cmd [enter]

copy /? [enter]

xcopy /? [enter]

What you want is xcopy.


--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org

I'm trying to write a batch file to backup the data
files, email folders, address book, favorites, etc. onto
a separate drive so if the system or hard drive
crashes ... Is there a switch to use with the "copy
[source] [destination]" DOS command that will copy both
the files and all the folders contained in the source
directory?

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