xcopy from batch

[Guest]

I want to copy all of the files and folders from c:\Works Documents to
c:\Backup. This has to be simple, but my command is not working:

xcopy c:\Works Documents c:\Backup

the batch file path is c:\batch.bat

please help.....thanks

 

[Eric]

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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I want to copy all of the files and folders from c:\Works Documents to
c:\Backup. This has to be simple, but my command is not working:

xcopy c:\Works Documents c:\Backup

the batch file path is c:\batch.bat

please help.....thanks

Surround all names with double quotes if they have
embedded spaces, and add a backslash to "c:\backup".
A few appropriate switches might be beneficial.

xcopy /s /c /d /y "c:\Works Documents" c:\Backup\

 

[Guest]

thank you very much

Surround all names with double quotes if they have
embedded spaces, and add a backslash to "c:\backup".
A few appropriate switches might be beneficial.

xcopy /s /c /d /y "c:\Works Documents" c:\Backup\