Specifications

For example, to copy the file “MAYSALES.RPT” from drive
A to drive B, enter the command:
When the copying process is done, the computer will display:
You can also enter this command without the default drive
letter, as:
When no drive letter is specified for the source drive, MS-DOS
assumes that you want to copy a file from the default drive.
To perform the operation in reverse, that is, to copy from the B
drive to the default drive, enter the command:
Note that this time, you were required to enter the source drive
letter before the filename. This is because, in this example,
drive B is not the default drive. However, since no drive letter
was specified for the target drive, MS-DOS copied the file onto
the default, or in this case, A drive.
Using Floppy Disks
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