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XCOPY

Extends the COPY command. Copies files and directory trees.

Syntax
      XCOPY source [destination] [options]

Key
   source      : Pathname for the file(s) to be copied.

   destination : Specifies the destination of the files you
                 want to copy. This parameter can include a
                 drive letter and colon, a directory name, a
                 file name, or a combination of these.

   [options] can be any combination of the following:

   Source Options

   /A           Copies files with the archive attribute set
                (default=Y)

   /M           Copies source files that have their archive
                file attributes set.

   /H           Copies hidden and system files and folders
                (default=N)

   /D:mm-dd-yyyy
                Copies source files changed on or after the
                specified date only. If you do not include a
                mm-dd-yyyy value, xcopy copies all Source
                files that are newer than existing
                Destination files. This command-line option
                allows you to update files that have
                changed.

   /U           Copies only files that already exist in
                destination.

   /S           Copies directories and subdirectories,
                unless they are empty. If you omit /s, xcopy
                works within a single directory.

   /E           Copies folders and subfolders, including
                Empty folders.
                May be used to modify /T.

   /EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...

               Specifies a list of files containing strings.

   Copy Options

   /W           Prompts you to press a key before starting
                to copy.
   /P           Prompts you to confirm whether you want to
                create each destination file.

   /Y           Suppresses prompting to confirm that you
                want to overwrite an existing destination
                file.

   /-Y          Prompts to confirm overwriting a file.

   /V           Verifies each file as it is written to the
                destination file to make sure that the
                destination files are identical to the
                source files.

   /C           Continue copying even if an error occurs.

   /I           If in doubt always assume the destination is
                a folder e.g. when the destination does not
                exist.

   /Z           Copies over a network in restartable mode.

   /Q           Do not display file names while copying.

   /F           Displays source and destination file names
                while copying.

   /L           List only - Display files that would be
                copied.

   Destination Options

   /R           Copies read-only files.

   /T           Create folder structure, but do not copy
                files. Do not include empty folders or
                subfolders. 
                /T /E will include empty folders and
                subfolders.

   /K           Copies files and retains the read-only
                attribute on destination files if present on
                the source files. By default, xcopy removes
                the read-only attribute.

   /N           If at all possible, use only a short
                filename (8.3) when creating a destination
                file. This may be nececcary when copying
                between disks that are formatted differently
                e.g NTFS and VFAT, or when archiving data to
                an ISO9660 CDROM.

   /O           Copies file ownership and discretionary
                access control list (DACL) information.

   /X           Copies file audit settings (implies /O).

XCOPY is similar to the COPY command except that it has
additional switches to specify both the source and
destination in detail.

Copying encrypted files to a volume that does not support
EFS results in an error. Decrypt the files first or copy the
files to a volume that does support EFS.

XCOPY is particularly useful when copying files from CDROM
to a hard drive, as it will automatically remove the
read-only attribute.

To append files, specify a single file for destination, but
multiple files for source (that is, by using wildcards or
file1+file2+file3 format).

Examples

To copy a file:

XCOPY C:\reports\MyFile D:\Backup\CopyFile

To copy a folder:

XCOPY C:\reports D:\Backup\ /i

To update files in the \Reports directory with the files in
the \Data directory that have changed since November 29,
2009:

xcopy \data \reports /d:11-29-2009

Cmd Commands