ROBOCOPY

Robust File and Folder Copy.

ROBOCOPY source_folder destination_folder [file(s)_to_copy] [[/E] | [/S]] [[/A] | [/M]] [/L] [/A-:[R][A][S][H]] [/A+:[R][A][S][H]] [/ETA] [/IS] [/MOVE] [/PURGE] [/R:n] [/T:n] [/V:n] [/W:n] [/X] [/REG] [/XA:[R][A][S][H]] [/XC | /XN | /XO] [/XL | /XX] [/XF file [file...]] [/XD dir [dir...]]

destination_folder (NT4)

Destination folder.

file(s)_to_copy (NT4)

A list of files or a wildcard. If no source "file(s)_to_copy" are specified, default to *.*.

source_folder (NT4)

Source folder.

/A (NT4)

Copy only files with the Archive attribute set.

/A-:[R][A][S][H] (NT4)

Set file Attributes on destination files - remove.

/A+:[R][A][S][H] (NT4)

Set file Attributes on destination files - add.

/E (NT4)

Copy Subfolders, including Empty Subfolders.

/ETA (NT4)

Show Estimated Time of Arrival of copied files.

/IS (NT4)

Include in the report files that did not need updating (already the Same).

/L (NT4)

List only - don't copy, timestamp or delete any files.

/M (NT4)

Like /A, but remove Archive attribute from source files.

/MOVE (NT4)

Move files and dirs (delete from source after copying).

/PURGE (NT4)

Delete destination files/folders that no longer exist in source.

/R:n (NT4)

Number (n) of Retries on failed copies - default is 1 million.

/REG (NT4)

Save /R:n and /W:n in the Registry as default settings.

/S (NT4)

Copy Subfolders.

/T (NT4)

Timestamp all destination files, including skipped files.

/V (NT4)

Produce Verbose output, showing skipped files.

/W:n (NT4)

Wait time (n) between retries - default is 30 seconds.

/X (NT4)

Report all eXtra files, not just those selected & copied.

/XA:[R][A][S][H] (NT4)

eXclude files with any of the given Attributes.

/XC (NT4)

eXclude Changed files.

/XD dir [dir...] (NT4)

eXclude Directories matching given names/paths.

/XF file [file...] (NT4)

eXclude Files matching given names/paths/wildcards.

/XL (NT4)

eXclude Lonely files and dirs. A "lonely" file is present in source but not destination excluding lonely will prevent any new files being added to the destination.

/XN (NT4)

eXclude Newer files.

/XO (NT4)

eXclude Older files.

/XX (NT4)

eXclude eXtra files and dirs. An "extra" file is present in destination but not source, excluding extras will delete from destination.

COPY - Copy one or more files to another location.
SCOPY - Copy complete with NTFS Security Permissions.
XCOPY - Copy files and folders.
Equivalent Linux BASH commands:
remsync - Synchronize remote files.
cp - Copy one or more files to another location.

ROBOCOPY will accept UNC pathnames.

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External Resource Kit

DOS

none

Windows

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Windows NT

NT4