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- ---------------------- DISKCOPY - External DOS Command -----------------------
-
- DISKCOPY copies one diskette's entire contents to another diskette.
-
- FORMAT: DISKCOPY [d1:[d2:]][/1]
-
- REMARKS:
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- d1: - the drive of the diskette to be copied, "source." If omitted, the
- default drive is assumed.
- d2: - the drive of the diskette to be copied to, "target." If omitted, the
- default drive is assumed.
- /1 - specifies that only the first side of the diskette is to be copied,
- even if the diskette is double-sided.
-
- If you omit d1, you must not specify d2. DISKCOPY will allow this, but it
- will interpret the d2 drive to be the d1 drive.
-
- A single-drive copy is performed if both d1 and d2 are omitted, or if d2 is
- omitted and d1 is specified as the default drive.
-
- Any information on the target diskette that existed before the DISKCOPY is
- performed will be replaced with new information.
-
- You will be prompted to enter the source and target diskettes in the
- appropriate drives.
-
- DISKCOPY works for diskettes only. If a fixed disk letter is specified, an
- error message is displayed and processing ends.
-
- When the copy is complete you are prompted:
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- Copy another(Y/N)?
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- Enter Y to perform another DISKCOPY, enter N to end.
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- If the target diskette has not been formatted, DISKCOPY will format it.
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- If a disk error occurs on either diskette, the diskette drive, side and track
- of the error will be displayed and DISKCOPY will continue. In this case the
- target diskette may not be usable. If an error occurs, reissue the DISKCOPY
- command and then perform a DISKCOMP to ensure that the information was copied
- correctly.
-
-
- NOTE: After performing a DISKCOPY, you may want to use DISKCOMP (compare
- diskettes) to ensure the target diskette is identical to the source.
-
-
- WARNING: Any information on the target diskette that existed before the
- DISKCOPY is performed will be replaced with new information.
-
-
- EXAMPLES:
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- Copy the entire contents of one diskette to another. The source drive is A and
- the target drive is B:
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- DISKCOPY A: B:
-
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- Perform a single-drive DISKCOPY using the default drive:
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- DISKCOPY (you will be prompted to insert the diskettes)