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COpy COMMAND
7. 1 -- Use
v
w
Ve~ify
source and destination
files.
No
copy is performed.
Use
automatic
destination file
diskette.
overwrite
already
exists
iT
on
7.1.1 Diskette-to-diskette copying
In
order
to
copy one diskette rile into another)
both
<name
l~
and <name 2/ must be
specified.
The
source
rile
name
specification,
<name
1:>1
will
be
supplied with the
de-rault surfix "SA·
II
and the default logical unit number
zero
if
those
quantities
are
not
explicitly
given.
The
destination file name
specification~
<name
2~,
need
onl~
be
specified
with
a
file
namel
a
surfixJ
or a logical unit
n u
m'b
e
l'
(or any com bin at ion t
n
eT' e
0
r ),;
h
(uu
eve -r ,
a t
lea s t o n e
part
of
<name 2/'s file name specification must be entered.
The unspecified parts of <name 2/ will be supplied
from
the
respective
parts
of <name
1~.
Thusl
if TESTPROG. SA:O is to
be cGpied to the diskette on drive one, then only the logical
un
i
t
n u m beT' ' nee d
be s p e c i fie d f
0
l'
<n am e 2:> , sin c e the f
i
1 e
name and suffix will be supplied from <name
1~:
COpy
TESTPROG .. :
1
In this example the deTault values were
rirst
supplied
for
<name
1/1
and then the derault values supplied ror <name
2/.
There is no restriction in file format when copying from
one-
diskette file into another.
an
1
y
the
" Bit,
It
L
It
I
•
/I
V
II
and the
II
W
n
0
p t ion s are val
i
d
when copying between two diskette files.
The
"V"
and
"B"
opt
i
on
5
I
a s
UJ
e 11
a s
the
If
V
n
an d
n
W
If
opt i on s , are m u t u.a 1 1 y
exclusive.
The
IIL"
option is valid only valid
lJJith
"V"
or
"B".
The
111;.1"
option
is
used
to
allolJJ
the de-stination
diskette Tile to be overwTitten
iT
its
rile
name
already
exists.
If,
in
the
above
example,
the
file
name
TESTPROG.SA: 1 already existed,
then COpy lJJould have displayed
the message
TESTPROG.SA: 1 EXISTS.
OVERWRITE?
and aUJf3l."lO a response from the operator.
A "V" response would
allow the COpy process to continue, and the file on
drive
1
would
be
overwritten.
Any
other response would cause the
COpy command to be terminated,
and the destination
Til~
lJJould
be unaffected.
The "WI! option's presence will Porce the COpy
command to attempt the copy
if
the
destination
file
name
exists, with-out prompting the operator.
The other options are explained in subsequent sections.
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