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    Dos Copy Command? [resolved]

    Is there a switch or special dos command that you can use to copy all files and subdirectories with their files in them?

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    Last edited by Rh0ads; Nov 12th, 2002 at 05:23 PM.
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    ooooh, boy, that goes back a ways......
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    \s is the answer (s for subdirs)
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    Use XCOPY with /s (optionally /e too).

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    Originally posted by MagellanTX
    Use XCOPY with /s (optionally /e too).
    what's /e? never used it
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    Originally posted by MrPolite
    what's /e? never used it
    copies empty dirs too, used with the /s

    anythign in dos you can just use the /? switch for help
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    Originally posted by siyan
    copies empty dirs too, used with the /s

    anythign in dos you can just use the /? switch for help
    yeah I was using linux when I posted it ( I dont know how to work with LINUX!!!!!!!!!)
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    Originally posted by MrPolite
    yeah I was using linux when I posted it ( I dont know how to work with LINUX!!!!!!!!!)
    you can use the --help swithc in linux

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    Or cp -R

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    about that man command...how do you get OUT of it?
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    Press 'q'. Same way you get out of a normal less environment.
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    ahh..thanks. i kept trying Control-C, ESC, even the EMACS C-X C-C combination (and I think emacs sucks BTW), but nothing worked. Finally Alt+F4 did

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    Emacs is fantastic, given the proviso that you know how to use it. Otherwise it's an absolute bastard.

    Personally, I don't use it - I don't need the power just yet. However, things may change...
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