C:\WINDOWS>HELP COPY
Copies one or more files to another location.
COPY
[/D
] [/V
] [/N
] [/Y | /-Y
] [/Z
] [/A | /B
] source
[/A | /B
] [+ source
[/A | /B
] [+ ...
]] [destination
[/A | /B
]] source Specifies the file or files to be copied.
/A Indicates an ASCII text file.
/B Indicates a binary file.
/D Allow the destination file to be created decrypted
destination Specifies the directory and/or filename for the new file(s).
/V Verifies that new files are written correctly.
/N Uses short filename, if available, when copying a file with a
non-8dot3 name.
/Y Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an
existing destination file.
/-Y Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an
existing destination file.
/Z Copies networked files in restartable mode.
The switch /Y may be preset in the COPYCMD environment variable.
This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line. Default is
to prompt on overwrites unless COPY command is being executed from
within a batch script.
To append files, specify a single file for destination, but multiple files
for source (using wildcards or file1+file2+file3 format).
EXAMPLE
ASCI - MODE
(txt1.txt + txt2.txt) = txt_1_and_2.txt
copy /a txt1.txt + txt2.txt txt_1_and_2.txt
BINARI MODE
(bitmap1.jpg + bitmap2.jpg) = bitmap1_and_2.jpg
copy /b bitmap1.jpg + bitmap2.jpg bitmap_1_and_2.jpg
C:\WINDOWS>HELP DATE
Displays or sets the date.
DATE
[/T | date
]Type DATE without parameters to display the current date setting and
a prompt for a new one. Press ENTER to keep the same date.
If Command Extensions are enabled the DATE command supports
the /T switch which tells the command to just output the
current date, without prompting for a new date.
C:\WINDOWS>HELP DEL
Deletes one or more files.
DEL
[/P
] [/F
] [/S
] [/Q
] [/A
[[:
]attributes
]] names
ERASE
[/P
] [/F
] [/S
] [/Q
] [/A
[[:
]attributes
]] names
names Specifies a list of one or more files or directories.
Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a
directory is specified, all files within the directory
will be deleted.
/P Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.
/F Force deleting of read-only files.
/S Delete specified files from all subdirectories.
/Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard
/A Selects files to delete based on attributes
attributes R Read-only files S System files
H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving
- Prefix meaning not
If Command Extensions are enabled DEL and ERASE change as follows:
The display semantics of the /S switch are reversed in that it shows
you only the files that are deleted, not the ones it could not find.