THE
DOS
COMMANDS
COMMAND:
COPY
FORMAT:
copy
<file
name>
<drive>
EXPLANATION: The COPY command is used to duplicate a
file. (Remember,
if
you update a file, your backup copy of that
file should be updated as well.)
It
is possible to copy from
diskette to diskette, from diskette to fixed disk, or from fixed
disk to diskette. For the diskette to diskette procedure and for
variations on the COPY command, refer to your Disk Operating
System manual.
NOTE
ALTHOUGH THIS MANUAL DOES NOT COVER
THE DISKETTE TO DISKETTE COPY
PROCEDURE, REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN
ALWAYS COPY FROM DISKETTE TO FIXED
DISK AND THEN BACK TO DISKETTE.
PROCEDURE:
DISKETTE TO FIXED DISK
1.
Install the diskette containing the file you want
copied, and close the door of the diskette drive.
2.
3.
Obtain the
A>
DOS prompt.
In response to the
DOS
prompt, type the COPY com-
mand followed by the file name (base name and exten-
sion) of the file you want copied and then the drive
specifier of the fixed disk drive.
For
example,
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