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  2.  B A C K U P  COMMAND                                                         
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  4.                                                                               
  5.  Purpose: Backs-up one or more files from the hard disk to another disk or    
  6.           diskette.  The drive specifiers must be different.                  
  7.                                                                               
  8.  Format:  [d:][path]BACKUP d:[path][filename[.ext]] d:[/S][/M][/A]            
  9.           [/D:mm-dd-yy]                                                       
  10.                                                                               
  11.  Remarks: [d:][path] before BACKUP to specify the drive and path that con-    
  12.           tains the BACKUP command.                                           
  13.                                                                               
  14.           d:[path][filename[.ext]] specifies the file or files to be backed   
  15.           up.                                                                 
  16.                                                                               
  17.           /S to back up subdirectory files in addition to the files in the    
  18.           specified or current directory.                                     
  19.                                                                               
  20.           /M to back up files that have been modified since the last backup.  
  21.                                                                               
  22.           /A to add the files to be backed up to the files already present on 
  23.           the target drive.                                                   
  24.                                                                               
  25.           /D to back up files that have been modified on or after the date    
  26.           specified.                                                          
  27.                                                                               
  28.                                                                               
  29.  Example: BACKUP C:\*.* A:/S  <return>  would backup the fixed disk files and 
  30.           all subdirectories to the A: drive.                                 
  31.                                                                               
  32.           BACKUP C:\MESSAGES\*.ABC A: <return> would backup files on the      
  33.           fixed disk with an .ABC extension, in the \MESSAGES subdirectory.   
  34.