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Chapter 6 / Command Reference
IV verifies each target file as it is written to be sure it is identi-
cal to
the source file. .
/W waits to begin copying the files. XCOPY displays the
message:
Press any key when ready to start copying files
Press any key to continue, or press I CTRL J Wto cancel XCOPY.
Notes and Suggestions
• XCOPY uses the following rules for copying files:
•
If the source is a directory, the target is a directory.
•
If the source includes multiple files, the target is a direc-
tory. For example,
if the source is A:, and Drive A con-
tains more than one file, the target is a directory.
•
If you append a backslash (\) to a target name, that tar-
get is a directory. For example:
xcopy payroll a:\workers\ I ENTER I
creates the directory A: \ WORKERS if the directory does
not already exist,
and copies the file Payroll to it .
•
If you are using Version 3.2 MS-DOS, the XCOPY command
might prompt you to specify whether the target is a file or a
directory.
If you don't want to receive this prompt, type:
copy Ib xcopy.exe
mcopy.exe I ENTER I
This creates a new command called MCOPY.EXE. Now, you
can
use the MCOPY command the same way you use XCOPY,
except
that you won't receive the prompt.
Examples
xcopy a: b: Is Ie IENTERJ
copies all the files, directories, and subdirectories (including
empty subdirectories) on Drive A to Drive
B.
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

General

Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English