copy

Copy one or more files.

  copy [/A|/B] [d:][path]file [[/A|/B] +[d:][path]file] [...] [dest] [/V] [/Y]

Options

  d:path\file
  The name of a file to copy.  This is the source.

  dest
  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.

  /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.

  /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.

Notes

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.

copy

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