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Chapter 6 / Command Reference
• BACKUP works best if BUFFERS
=
5 (or greater) in the
CONFIG.8YS file. (See Appendix B.)
Examples
b a c k up *. * a: (ENTER I
backs up all the files in the current directory. You must first use
the FORMAT command to prepare several diskettes for informa-
tion storage. Then insert the first formatted diskette into Drive
A and type the command as above. Whenever it fills a diskette,
BACKUP prompts you for another.
backup lnvntory.dat a: la (ENTERI
adds the hard disk file inuntory.dat to a backup diskette when
the file is in the current directory.
backup *.bat a: [ENTERI
backs up all batch Cbat) files from the current directory to Drive
A. This command erases any existing files on the diskette before
copying files to it.
b a c k up c:
5
tor e 1 \
5
ale
5 •
d a t a:
I
a (ENTER
I
backs up the file sales.dat that is in the STOREl directory in
Drive C to the diskette in Drive A, without erasing the
diskette's existing files.
backup *.* a:/m[ENTER]
backs up (to the diskette in Drive A) all files in the current
directory that have been modified since the last backup.
b a c k up c: \ a: I
5
[ENTER I
backs up (to the diskette in Drive A) all files in all directories
on Drive C.
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