Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference

Name

xcopy

Synopsis

xcopy files destination [options]

Copy directory trees.

Options

/EXCLUDE: file

Exclude all files matching any of the patterns listed in the specified file (one per line) from the copy operation.

/R

Overwrite read-only files.

/U

Update mode. Copy only files that already exist in the destination directory tree.

/D:m-d-y

Copy only files modified on or after the specified date.

/A | /M

Select files with the archive attribute set, then leave it set or unset, respectively.

/H

Include hidden and system files.

/S

Recurse nonempty subdirectories.

/T

Reproduce the directory tree structure but don’t copy any files (excludes empty subdirectories).

/E

Include empty directories (implies /S, unless used with /T).

/V

Verify the copied data.

/I

Force the destination to be interpreted as a directory.

/Q | /F

Produce terse or verbose output, respectively.

/L

List files to be copied by the command, but don’t actually copy any files.

/P

Require confirmation for each destination file.

/K

Reproduce the read-only status of copied files.

/N

Copy using 8.3 filenames.

/C

Continue copying even if an error occurs.

/Z

Copy network files in a restartable operation.

/Y

Suppress overwrite confirmation prompts.

/W

Prompt before beginning copy operation.