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40 MS-DOS User's Reference
• If the second option includes a drive name, MS-DOS copies the
original file to one on the specified drive_ For example, the fol-
lowing
command makes a copy of memo_ doc on the default
drive, names
the copy letter.doc, and places the copy on the
disk in drive B:
copy memo.doc b:letter.doc
The Iv switch causes MS-DOS to verify that the sectors written
on the target disk are recorded properly. If MS-DOS cannot verify
a write,
it displays an error message. Although there are rarely
recording errors when you run copy, the Iv switch lets you verify
that critical data has
been correctly recorded; it also makes the
copy command run more slowly because MS-DOS must check each
entry recorded on the disk.
The
fa or !b switch lets you copy either ASCII or binary files,
respectively. Each switch applies
to the filename preceding it, and
to all remaining filenames in the command, until copy encounters
another fa or !b switch.
Examples:
When used with a source filename:
fa
!b
Causes the file to be treated as an ASCII (text) file. Data
in the file is copied up to but not including the first
end-of-file mark
(in edlin this is CONTROL-Z). The
remainder of the file is not copied.
Causes
the entire file to be copied, including any end-
of-file marks.
When used with a target filename:
fa
!b
Causes an end-of-file character to be added as the
last character of the file; for example:
copy memo.doc la letter.doc
Does not add an end-of-file character; for example:
copy billing.asm Ib billing2.asm
When you are appending files the default switch is always fa.
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