xcopy

Copies files and directory trees.

   XCOPY [source] [destination] [/switches]

Options

  source       
  Specifies the directory and/or name of file(s) to copy.

  destination  
  Specifies the location and/or name of new file(s).

  /A
  Copies only files with the archive attribute set and doesn't
  change the attribute.

  /C
  Continues copying even if errors occur.

  /D[:M/D/Y]
  Copies only files which have been changed on or after the
  specified date. When no date is specified, only files which are
  newer than existing destination files will be copied.

  /E
  Copies any subdirectories, even if empty.

  /F
  Display full source and destination name.

  /H
  Copies hidden and system files as well as unprotected files.

  /I
  If destination does not exist and copying more than one file,
  assume destination is a directory.

  /L
  List files without copying them. (simulates copying)

  /M
  Copies only files with the archive attribute set and turns off
  the archive attribute of the source files after copying them.

  /N
  Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an
  existing destination file and skips these files.

  /P
  Prompts for confirmation before creating each destination file.

  /Q
  Quiet mode, don't show copied filenames.

  /R
  Overwrite read-only files as well as unprotected files.

  /S
  Copies directories and subdirectories except empty ones.

  /T
  Creates directory tree without copying files. Empty directories
  will not be copied. To copy them add switch /E.

  /V
  Verifies each new file.

  /W
  Waits for a keypress before beginning.

  /Y
  Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an
  existing destination file and overwrites these files.

  /-Y
  Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing
  destination file.

Notes

The switch /Y or /N may be preset in the COPYCMD environment variable.
This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line.

   set COPYCMD=/Y

To cancel the /Y for a particular xcopy command, use /-Y at the command line.

The COPYCMD variable also affects the copy command.
Use /Y to change the way both copy and xcopy behave.
Use /N, which copy ignores, to change only the way xcopy behaves.

XCOPY may be used to determine if a drive is valid in a batch file.

    XCOPY %drive%\NUL /L >NUL
    if NOT ERRORLEVEL 5 goto invaliddrive

XCOPY may be used to determine if the destination drive is full in a batch file.

    XCOPY %drive1%\%dir% %drive1%\%dir% /S
    if ERRORLEVEL 39 goto destinationfull

xcopy

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