Epson LT-286e Manual Do Utilizador

The COPY command lets you copy files in several ways:

Copy individual files from a diskette or the hard disk to

another diskette or hard disk

Copy a group of files using wildcard characters (wildcard

characters are explained below)

Copy one or more files and give them new names

Combine or merge files into one file.

A few simple rules apply to all uses of COPY:

You must tell MS-DOS where to find the source file and

where to store the target file.

If an existing file on the target diskette or directory has

the same name as the file you are copying, the copy

automatically replaces (overwrites) the existing file.

MS-DOS does not provide a warning. Be careful you do

not accidentally replace a file that you want to keep.

If you are copying to a diskette, the diskette must be

formatted.

To use the COPY command, type 

COPY 

at the command

prompt, followed by the drive identifiers and necessary

filenames. Then press Enter to execute the command.

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

drive A to the hard disk (drive C), using the same name for the

copy as for the original file, type the following and press Enter:

COPY A:REPORT C:

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