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COPYON will copy a list of files to multiple diskettes.
This is extremely useful for back-ups. You can list the files to be backed
up in a separate file and COPYON will automatically prompt you on when to
insert a new disk.
USAGE #1: COPYON <same dos parameters as the COPY command> OR
USAGE #2 COPYON @<filename> destination path
USAGE #1:
COPYON can be a direct replacement for the copy command in dos with the added
benefit that it will not quit when a floppy fills up. Instead it will,
stop, erase the partial file, prompt you for a new floppy and continue on
its way.
For example: "COPYON c:\*.wks a:" would copy all .wks files in the root
directory of c: to a:. If the floppy in drive a: filled up during the copy,
the partially copied file would be erased from the destination floppy and
you would be prompted for a new floppy.
USAGE #2:
This usage of the COPYON commmand allows you to specify a series of filenames
to be copied to the same location. Simply create an ascii file (let's use a
file named COPYON.FLS for the sake of this example) with each file to be
copied listed, one per line (wildcards are allowed). Then to copy all of
those files to a new location simply type "COPYON COPYON.FLS A:" and one by one
all the files listed in the COPYON.FLS will be copied to a:. Again, if the
floppy fills up you will be prompted to insert a new one.
The can be extremely useful for backing up to floppy a standard set of files
that doesn't easily conform to a simple dos wildcard.