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  2.  R E S T O R E  COMMAND                                                       
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  4.                                                                               
  5.  Purpose: Restores backup files from a disk to another disk.  Only for res-   
  6.           toring files backed-up with the BACKUP command.                     
  7.                                                                               
  8.  Format:  [d:][path]RESTORE d: [d:][path]filename[.ext][/S][/P]               
  9.                                                                               
  10.  Remarks: [d:][path] before RESTORE to specify the drive and path that con-   
  11.           tains the RESTORE command file.                                     
  12.                                                                               
  13.           d: to specify the drive that contains the BACKUP files (source      
  14.           drive).                                                             
  15.                                                                               
  16.           [d:][path]filename[.ext] to specify where you want to restore the   
  17.           files, and which files from the source drive you want to restore.   
  18.                                                                               
  19.           /S to restore files in all subdirectories in addition to the files  
  20.           in the specified directory.  This includes subdirectories at all    
  21.           levels beyond the specified directory.                              
  22.                                                                               
  23.           /P to have RESTORE prompt you before restoring files that have      
  24.           changed since they were last backed up, or that are marked read-    
  25.           only.  You can then choose to restore the file or not.              
  26.                                                                               
  27.           The files being restored must have been placed on the source by the 
  28.           BACKUP command.                                                     
  29.                                                                               
  30.           Global filename characters are allowed in the filename, and will    
  31.           cause all of the files matching the filename to be restored.        
  32.                                                                               
  33.                                                                               
  34.  Example: RESTORE A: C:\*.* /S  would restore all files from the A: drive, in-
  35.           cluding subdirectories to the C: drive.                             
  36.                                                                               
  37.           RESTORE A: C:*.DAT  would restore files from the backup disk in     
  38.           drive A: that have a filename extension of .DAT to drive C:.        
  39.