Displays full source and destination file names while copying. Does not display file names while copying. If destination does not exist and copying more than one file, assumes that destination must be a directory. Prompts you to press a key before copying. Copies directories and subdirectories, including empty ones. Copies directories and subdirectories except empty ones. Prompts you before creating each destination file. If no date is given, copies only those files whose source time is newer than the destination time. Copies files changed on or after the specified date.
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Copies files with the archive attribute set, turns off the archive attribute. Copies files with the archive attribute set, doesn't change the attribute. Specifies the location and/or name of new files. XCOPY source ] ] source destination /A /M /D:date /P /S /E /W /C /I /Q /F /L /H /R /T /U /K /Y /-Y /N This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line To append files, specify a single file for destination, but multiple files for source (using wildcards or file1+file2+file3 format).ħ. The switch /Y may be preset in the COPYCMD environment variable. Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file. Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file. Verifies that new files are written correctly. Specifies the directory and/or filename for the new file(s). Specifies the file or files to be copied. COPY source ] ] source /A /B destination /V /Y /-Y COPY Copies one or more files to another location. Type CD without parameters to display the current drive and directory.Ĥ. Type CD drive: to display the current directory in the specified drive. Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory. CD COMMAND Displays the name of or changes the current directory. Override preset switches by prefixing any switch with - (hyphen)-for example, /-W.ģ. Switches may be preset in the DIRCMD environment variable. 4 Displays year with 4 digits (ignored if /V also given). B Uses bare format (no heading information or summary). sortorder N By name (alphabetic) S By size (smallest first) E By extension (alphabetic) D By date & time (earliest first) G Group directories first - Prefix to reverse order A By Last Access Date (earliest first) /S Displays files in specified directory and all subdirectories. attributes D Directories R Read-only files H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving S System files - Prefix meaning not /O List by files in sorted order. A Displays files with specified attributes. (Could be enhanced file specification or multiple filespecs.) /P Pauses after each screenful of information. DIR attributes]] sortorder]] Specifies drive, directory, and/or files to list. DIR COMMAND Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory. Hope you will also find this booklet useful. Do visit Microsoft site for detailed info about MS DOS. I had just recompiled these commands for ease of use (Collected these commands years ago, when I started learning computers). All information in this booklet is copyrighted stuff by Microsoft & others. This booklet is merely collection of DOS commands. In the crowd of all advanced Operating Systems, very simple and powerful operating system DOS is loosing its presence.