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- ---------------------- RESTORE - External DOS Command ------------------------
-
- RESTORE restores one or more files that were backed up with the BACKUP command
- from diskettes to a fixed disk.
-
- FORMAT: RESTORE d1: [d2:][path][filename[.ext]][/S][/P]
-
- REMARKS:
-
- d1: - the drive that will contain the backup diskette(s).
- d2: - the fixed disk drive to which files will be restored. If omitted,
- the default drive is assumed.
- path - the directory path of the directory that will receive the
- restored files. If omitted, the current directory is assumed.
- filename - the name of the file to be restored. Global characters (* and ?)
- are allowed.
- .ext - the filename extension of the file to be restored. Global
- characters (* and ?) are allowed.
- /S - specifies that files in the current directory and all other
- subdirectories beyond it are to be restored.
- /P - prompts to ask if a file that has been changed since the last
- backup or if a file designated "read only" should be restored.
- You can then choose whether or not to restore the file. Read-only
- is a file attribute that can be set by programs interfacing
- internally with DOS. The hidden DOS system files are read-only.
-
- If filename and extension are omitted, then all files backed up from the
- directory are restored.
-
- If you use global characters (* and ?) in the filename or extension, you will
- be prompted to insert the next diskette after the files have been restored.
-
- Only files that have been backed up with the BACKUP command may be restored.
- As RESTORE executes, you will be prompted to insert the backup diskettes in
- order. If you use /S to restore to a subdirectory and the subdirectory is
- missing on the fixed disk, RESTORE will create it and restore the files.
-
- RESTORE sets the ERRORLEVEL variable (which can be tested in a batch file
- with the Batch Subcommand IF) to one of the following:
-
- 0 = normal completion 3 = terminated by user (Control-Break)
- 1 = no files found to restore 4 = terminated due to error
-
-
- WARNING: When a file is restored to a directory that contains a file with the
- same name, the contents of the existing file are replaced by the restored
- file.
-
-
- EXAMPLES:
-
- Restore all files from diskette in drive A to fixed disk drive C:
-
- RESTORE A: C:\ /S
-
-
- Restore file MYFILE from diskette in drive A to fixed disk drive C. The file is
- to be restored to the BUDGET directory. BUDGET is a subdirectory of the root
- directory:
-
- RESTORE A: C:\BUDGET\MYFILE
-
-
- Restore all files from diskette in drive A to the BUDGET subdirectory on fixed
- disk drive C. BUDGET is a subdirectory of the root directory:
-
- RESTORE A: C:\BUDGET
-
-
- Restore all files from diskette in drive A to fixed disk drive C that have the
- filename extension of .DAT. Restore these files to the current directory:
-
- RESTORE A: C:*.DAT