Personal Computer User Manual

Copying Files

You can use the COPY command to copy individual files or

groups of files. COPY is an internal command; you can use it

any time you see the MS-DOS command prompt.

You can use the COPY command to copy files in several ways:

You can copy individual files from one disk to another

You can copy a group of files using wildcard characters

You can copy one or more files and give them new names

D You can combine or merge files into one file.

To use the COPY command, type COPY at the MS-DOS

command prompt, followed by the drive designators and

necessary filenames. Then press Enter to execute the command.

For example, to copy the file named REPORT from the diskette

in drive A to the diskette in drive B (using the same name for

the copy as for the original file), type the following and press

Enter:

COPY A:REPORT B:

You now have two files named REPORT, one on the diskette in

drive A and one on the diskette in drive B.

To copy the file named REPORT from the diskette in drive A

to the diskette in drive B using a new name, FACTS, for the

copy, type the following and press

Enter:

COPY A:REPORT B:FACTS

The file REPORT remains unchanged on drive A and a new file

named FACTS now exists on drive B.

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