Microsoft KB Archive/289483

= Switches That You Can Use with Xcopy and Xcopy32 Commands =

Article ID: 289483

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q289483



SUMMARY
The xcopy and the xcopy32 commands have the same switches. This article describes the switches that available when you run the commands outside of Windows (in MS-DOS mode), and when you run the commands from an MS-DOS window.



MORE INFORMATION
The following command line includes the syntax and the switches that you can use with the xcopy and the xcopy32 commands in MS-DOS mode:

xcopy  [ ] [/a | /m] [/d: ] [/p] [/s] [/e] [/v] [/w]

NOTE: The square brackets ([]) indicate optional switches. The brackets are not part of the command.

The following table describes the optional switches you can use with xcopy and xcopy32:

WARNING: Long file names are not retained in MS-DOS mode.

NOTE: In Windows Millennium Edition (Me) only, an /h switch is added to the xcopy and the xcopy32 commands. This switch copies hidden and system files in MS-DOS mode. However, the Xcopy files are not automatically included on the Windows Me boot disk.

The following command line includes the syntax and the switches for the xcopy and the xcopy32 commands when you run it from an MS-DOS window:

xcopy  [ ] [/a | /m] [/d: ] [/p] [/s] [/e] [/w] [/c] [/i] [/q] [/f] [/l] [/h] [/r] [/t] [/u] [/k] [/n]

NOTE: The square brackets ([]) indicate optional switches. The brackets are not part of the command.

The following table describes the optional switches you can use with xcopy and xcopy32 when you run the command in an MS-DOS window:

Additional query words: msdos

Keywords: kbinfo KB289483

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