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Parameters: |
Syntax (Switches)
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]
Source : Required. Specifies the location and names of the files
you want to copy.
This parameter must include either a drive or a path.
Destination : Specifies the destination of the files you want to
copy.
This parameter can include a drive letter and colon, a directory
name,
a file name, or a combination of these.
/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.
/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. |