copy

Windows CMD · Files · available in the simulator

What it does

Copies files to another folder. Wildcards: * and ?.

Syntax

copy [/y|/-y] [/a|/b] origen [+ origen2...] [destino]

Options and parameters

• /y

  suppresses prompting before overwriting

• /-y

  prompts before overwriting

• /v

  verifies the copy

• /b

  binary mode

• /a

  ASCII mode

• /Y

  Suppresses prompting to confirm overwriting destination files.

  copy /y *.txt backup\
• /-Y

  Prompts for confirmation before overwriting destination files.

• /A

  Treats the file as ASCII text.

• /B

  Treats the file as binary.

• /D

  Allows the destination file to be created decrypted.

• /V

  Verifies that files are written correctly.

• /N

  Uses 8.3 short file names when copying.

• /Z

  Copies network files in restartable mode.

• /L

  If source is a symbolic link, copies the link instead of the target.

Usage examples

• copy "c:\users\admin\desktop\mi foto.jpg" c:\temp
• copy "c:\users\admin\desktop\mi foto.jpg" c:\temp\foto.jpg
• copy c:\windows\system32\*.exe c:\users\admin\documents
• copy con fichero.txt
• copy a.txt+b.txt c.txt
• copy archivo.txt copia.txt
• copy /Y *.txt backup\
• copy /y *.txt backup\

Notes and common mistakes

• copy origen1+origen2 destino concatenates files.

Related commands

• assoc
• attrib
• cipher
• compact
• del
• edit