| XCOPY Xcopy is a more powerful
version of the copy command that has the ability of moving files,
directories, and even whole drives from one location to another.
Purpose: Copies directories, subdirectories, and files.
Syntax: XCOPY source [destination] [options]
source: pathname of file to be copied
destination: pathname of the new file
options: can be any combination of the following listed
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xcopy Source [Destination] [/w] [/p]
[/c] [/v] [/q] [/f] [/l] [/g]
[/d[:mm-dd-yyyy]] [/u] [/i] [/s
[/e]] [/t] [/k] [/r] [/h] [{/a|/m}]
[/n] [/o] [/x] [/exclude:file1[+[file2]][+[file3]]
[{/y|/-y}] [/z] /w : Displays the following message and waits for your response
before starting to copy files:
Press any key to begin copying file(s)
/p : Prompts you to confirm whether you want to create each
destination file.
/c : Ignores errors.
/v : Verifies each file as it is written to the destination file to
make sure that the destination files are identical to the source
files.
/q : Suppresses the display of xcopy messages.
/f : Displays source and destination file names while copying.
/l : Displays a list of files that are to be copied.
/g : Creates decrypted destination files.
/d[:mm-dd-yyyy] : Copies source files changed on or after the
specified date only. If you do not include a mm-dd-yyyy value, xcopy
copies all Source files that are newer than existing Destination
files. This command-line option allows you to update files that have
changed.
/u : Copies files from Source that exist on Destination only.
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/i : If Source is a directory or contains wildcards and Destination
does not exist, xcopy assumes destination specifies a directory name
and creates a new directory. Then, xcopy copies all specified files
into the new directory. By default, xcopy prompts you to specify
whether Destination is a file or a directory.
/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.
/t : Copies the subdirectory structure (that is, the tree) only, not
files. To copy empty directories, you must include the /e
command-line option.
/k : Copies files and retains the read-only attribute on destination
files if present on the source files. By default, xcopy removes the
read-only attribute.
/r : Copies read-only files.
/h : Copies files with hidden and system file attributes. By
default, xcopy does not copy hidden or system files.
/a : Copies only source files that have their archive file
attributes set. /a does not modify the archive file attribute of the
source file. For information about how to set the archive file
attribute by using attrib, see Related Topics.
/m : Copies source files that have their archive file attributes
set. Unlike /a, /m turns off archive file attributes in the files
that are specified in the source. For information about how to set
the archive file attribute by using attrib, see Related Topics.
/n : Creates copies by using the NTFS short file or directory names.
/n is required when you copy files or directories from an NTFS
volume to a FAT volume or when the FAT file system naming convention
(that is, 8.3 characters) is required on the destination file
system. The destination file system can be FAT or NTFS.
/o : Copies file ownership and discretionary access control list (DACL)
information.
/x : Copies file audit settings and system access control list (SACL)
information (implies /o).
/exclude:filename1[+[filename2]][+[filename3]] : Specifies a list of
files containing strings.
/y : Suppresses prompting to confirm that you want to overwrite an
existing destination file.
/-y : Prompts to confirm that you want to overwrite an existing
destination file.
/z : Copies over a network in restartable mode.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.
Example: To copy all the files and subdirectories (including any
empty subdirectories) from drive A to drive B, type:
xcopy a: b: /s /e |
