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Name: Sinisha
Date: July 5, 2002 at 18:42:06 Pacific
Comment:

How can you copy directory with the files in dos ?

if i go:
COPY "DIRECTORY NAME" C:\
it only copy files.

Thank you!



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Name: Renaissance Man
Date: July 6, 2002 at 03:41:35 Pacific
Reply:

Since you posted this on 3 different forums, I assume you got at least one correct answer by now. And the subject line here is better than "Read me!" in the ME & 9x forums!

Xcopy path\ newpath\
Eg:
xcopy c:\test\ c:\test2\
or
xcopy c:\test\ a:\test\

Add /s at the end to also copy subdirectories.


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