User's Manual

Using the COPY command
You can use the COPY command to copy files in
several ways. You can:
Copy individual files from one diskette to another
or to the same diskette
Copy a group of files using wildcard characters
Copy one or more files and give them new names
Combine or merge files into one file.
A few simple rules apply when copying files:
You must tell MS-DOS where to find the source
file and where to write the target file.
You cannot create a new file with the same name
as an existing file.
If a file on the target diskette has the same name as
a file on the source diskette, the file on the target
diskette is overwritten.
The target diskette must be formatted.
All you need to do is type the COPY command and
the necessary filenames at the A) prompt, and then
press
Enter. In the following examples, you substitute
your own filenames for the items in italics.
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