Command: copy

  COPY copies one or more files to another location.

Syntax:

  COPY [drive][path]filename [/A | /B]  
       + [drive][path]filename [/A | /B]
       [+ [...]] [drive][path]filename [/A | /B] [/V] [/Y | /-Y] [/?]
       drive     The drive letter, e.g. C:
       path      The directory, e.g. \example\
       filename  The file name, e.g. test.txt

Options:

  source       Specifies the file or files to be copied 
               (= first [[drive][path][file]]).
  /A           Indicates an ASCII text file.
  /B           Indicates a binary file.
  destination  Specifies the directory and/or filename for the new 
               file(s) (=last [[drive][path][file]]).
  /V           Verifies that new files are written correctly.
  /Y           Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an
               existing destination file.
  /-Y          Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an
               existing destination file.
  /?           Shows the help.

Comments:

  COPY won't copy directories or files that are of zero length. 
  To copy either of these, use XCOPY.
  The COPYCMD environment variable can be set to make /Y the default:
    SET COPYCMD=/Y
  To cancel the /Y for a particular copy command, use /-Y at the command 
  line. The COPYCMD variable also affects the XCOPY command.
  To append files, specify a single file for destination, but multiple 
  files for source (using wildcards or file1+file2+file3 format).
  Detailled explanation of the Options:
    source       The source consists of "drive" "path" and "file".
    drive        The drive letter, e.g. "C:" or "D:".
    path         The directory, e.g. "\example\"
    file         The name of a file to copy, e.g. "test.txt". 
                 Completely: C:\example\test.txt .
    destination  The name of destination file(s) or directory. If the
                 dest filename contains a *, then this is replaced by that 
                 part of the filename with the same part as the source.
    /A           Copies an ASCII file. If this precedes a filename in a 
                 list of files, then from this file on, copy as ASCII 
                 files.
                 e.g.: copy /A ASCI1.txt+ASCI2.txt+ASCI3.txt  /B+BIN1.bin 
                 TARGET
    /B           Copies a binary file. This is the default. If this 
                 precedes a filename in a list of files, then from this 
                 file on, copy as binary files. E.g.:
                 copy /B BIN1.bin+BIN2.bin+BIN3.bin /A+ASCI1.txt TARGET
    /V           Verifies that the files are written correctly.
    /Y           Suppresses the overwrite confirmation message; existing 
                 files with the same name at the destination will be 
                 overwritten.
  COPY is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
  in order to work.

Examples:

  copy c:\command.com a:
  copy c:\*.exe d:\example
  copy c:\fdos\bin\edit.* a:

See also:

  diskcopy
  move
  set
  verify
  xcopy

  Copyright © 1998 Jim Hall, updated 2007 by W. Spiegl.

  This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
  See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.