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PDT 3200 Technical Reference Guide
Options
The /A and /B options stand for ASCII and binary, respectively. They act as
switches that allow each of these Þle types to be copied. When one of them is used,
it applies the preceding Þlename, and remains in effect for any Þlenames following
in the command line until superseded by another /A or /B.
Most of the time the /A and /B options are not necessary. They are only needed
when you are combining ASCII and binary Þles.
/A
Indicates that the Þle is to be treated as an ASCII Þle (text Þle). When used with
the source Þle, everything will be copied up to, but not including, the Þrst
<CTRL><Z> end-of-Þle marker. When /A is used on the target Þle, a
<Ctrl><Z> will be added as the last character in the Þle.
/B
Indicates that the Þle is to be treated as a binary Þle. When /B is used with the
source Þle, the entire Þle is copied regardless of any <Ctrl><Z> characters.
When /B is used with the target Þlespec, no <Ctrl><Z> end-of-Þle mark is
added.
/V
This is the Verify option. It tells COPY to compare what is written to the target
Þle with the contents of the source Þle. If discrepancies are discovered, an error
message is displayed. This option slows the execution of the COPY command.
Since errors in copying are quite rare, this option is recommended as a
safeguard only when copying critical data.
/Y
This option indicates that you want to copy the current Þle(s) over the existing
Þle(s) of the same name(s) without conÞrmation. Using this option overrides
the setting made by the COPYCMD environment variable.
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