Copying Files - Atari DOS 2.5: XF551 Owner's Manual

Now, though you have loaded it into your computer 's memory,
the program also remains on your data diskette. Once saved ,
your files remain on diskette until you use the DELETE FI LE(S)
function on the DOS Menu to erase them (see " Erasing Files "
later in this section) .
Copying Files
With the COPY FILE and DUPLICATE FILE options on the DOS
Menu , you can copy your files from one diskette to another. You
can also make a backup copy of a file on the same diskette as
the original , provided you give the copy a different filename.
Note: You cannot copy the files that make up DOS - DOS.SYS
and DUP.SYS - using either COPY FI LE or DU PLICATE FILE .
Instead, use option H., WR ITE DOS FI LES, to copy these files
(see Section 3).
Creating Some Practice Files
When going through the previous section of this manual , you
created a short program in BASIC and saved it on a data diskette
as PROGRAM1 .BAS. To learn how to use the copying functions,
create a few more practice files.
Load DOS and BASIC, if necessary; if you have already done so
and have the DOS Menu on your screen , select RUN CAR-
TR IDGE . Insert your data diskette (the one containing your PRO-
G RAM1 .BAS file) in Drive 1 of your system . When the READY
prompt appears, type the three SAVE commands below. Press
[ Aetl.m )
after each line and wait while your disk drive saves the file
before proceeding . In effect, these files are nothing more than
filenames , but they're enough for you to work with as you learn
how to copy files .
SAl)E
"D:
PROGRAt'12. BAS"
SAUE "D : PROGRAt'13 . BA:3"
SAl)E "D :
P F::OGRA~1 1
. PI L "
To Copy Files
Which of the two copying options you should use depends on
how many disk drives you have and whether you want to copy a
file from one diskette to another or on the same diskette.
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