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DiskCopy (1.2 in C: Directory) (1.3, 2.x, 3.x
internal)
NAME
Diskcopy - Copies entire diskettes.
SYNOPSIS
DiskCopy FROM (source drive) TO (Destination drive)
NAME (VolumeName) VERIFY MULTI
Other computer systems require you to format a disk
before you make copies of old data. The Amiga lets you
copy to a disk that has information already stored on it.
All that old information will be lost though. This lets
you make backups of all important disk while helping you
dispose of files that you no longer use.
DiskCopy is very useful because it takes just as much
time to format a blank disk as it does to perform a
diskcopy. But, if you only have a few files you wish to
copy, it may be quicker to just delete the files on the
destination disk you don't need using the delete command
then using the Copy command to transfer the ones you
want.
DiskCopy can also be used devices of different types.
For instance you can copy between Ram: and Rad:. Or, df2:
and Ram. But, for it to work with Rad:, Rad: must contain
the same number of tracks (80) and blocks per track (11)
as a floppy device.
KEYWORDS
FROM
This is the source, or the device you are copying
from. If you only have one disk drive, this will be df0:
or the actual name of the disk mounted there (eg
MyDisk:). It can also be df1:, df2:, df3:, or df4: (if
you actually have these optional drives). OR, it can be
the RAD: or RAM: drive as stated before. Remember you
RAD: must be created in the same nature as a regular disk
drive for this to work.
TO
This is the desitination, or the device you are copying
to. If you have only one diskdrive the copy may take quite
a few disk swaps. This is because the contents of the source
disk gets buffered into ram: before getting transferred to
the destination disk. If you have an original 256K A1000,
this may take up to eight swaps. If you have an unexpanded
A500, you're looking at about three swaps. If you have one
meg of ram, you should not need to swap more than once.
If you have two diskdrives you are the lucky one. This is
because you will not have to make any swaps either because
the data is passed straight through between the drives.
If you have 1.3 the TO keyword is mandetory! The command
will not function without it. But, under 2.x/3.x you do not
need to put this keyword.
NAME
This is the name you are giving to the new copy. If you
don't give a name, then the new volume will have the same
name as the original. Despite the names being the same,
there is some 'hidden' information on the disk which will
distinguish the two disks from each other.
When diskcopy is stared, and the disks are being copied
a neat little status bar opens up on your window showing
you the progress as all 80 tracks are copied. YOu can
cancel this process at any time by hitting the control
break keys: Ctrl-C and then Return. If you hit these keys
after the copying has already started, all information on
the destination disk will be lost. The destination disk
will also be rendered useless until it is formatted or
diskcopied again.
NOVERIFY
As AmigaDOS copies a disk, it verifies each sector
after it formats it. If you don't want AmigaDOS to check
its steps, then use this keyword.
There is no point in using this keyword. It is better
to be safe than sorry. And a few seconds of time spent
verifying your copying will save you tons of hearache later.
MULTI
Lets you load the entire disk into memory (if there is
at least 880k of free memory). You can then insert as many
destination disks as you want making multiple copies. The
system will prompt you when it is ready for the next disk.
EXAMPLES
1. To make a copy from df0: to df1:
Diskcopy from df0: to df1: ; for any version of AmigaDOS.
Diskcopy from df0: df1: ; for 2.x/3.x only
Diskcopy df0: df1: ; for 2.x/3.x only