NCOPY

Copy files/directories from one location to another on the network.

Synopsis

NCOPY [source_path] filename [TO] target_path [filename] [/option ... ] [/? | /VER]

Description

Use NCOPY at a workstation to:

• copy files from one location to another on the network

• copy directories from one location to another on the network

Options

source_path

Specify the path leading to the source file. (You can use a drive letter.) Include this if the file is not in your current directory.

filename

Specify the file you want to copy.

target_path

Specify the path for the directory you are copying the file to. (You can use a drive letter.)

filename

Specify a new name for the file (if you want to rename the file.)

/option

Specify one or more options from the following:

A (Archive Bit Only)

Copy only those files that have the archive bit set. The attribute of the source file is not changed.

M (Archive Bit Set)

Copy files that have the archive bit set. Turns off the archive bit of the source file. This option allows NCOPY to be used in backup.

C (Copy)

Copy files without preserving extended attributes and name space information.

F (Force Sparse Files)

Force the operating system to copy sparse files.

I (Inform)

Notify you that extended attributes or name space information cannot be copied because the target volume does not support those features.

R (Retain Compression)

Keep compressed files compressed.

/R/U (Retain Unsupported Compression)

Keep compressed files compressed even when copied to media that do not support compression.

S (Subdirectories)

Copy subdirectories and files.

/S /E (Subdirectories Empty)

Copy empty subdirectories and files.

V (Verify)

Verify that the original and the new files are identical. For local DOS drives only.

/?

View online help. (Other parameters are ignored.)

/VER

View the version number of the utility and the files it uses to execute. (Other parameters are ignored.)

Usage

NCOPY allows you to specify how files are copied, whether subdirectories are copied, and whether the system verifies copies.

You can use drive letters instead of directory paths to specify source and target paths.

The default is that only files are copied. Include /S or /S /E to copy subdirectories.

You can use wildcard characters.

Examples

• To copy an empty subdirectory from the current drive to the subdirectory above your current drive, type:
  
  NCOPY WORK . . /S /E

• To copy files that start with ``S'' and have a .TXT extension and have the archive bit set to a subdirectory named TEST below your current directory, type:
  
  NCOPY S.TXT TO TEST /A

• To copy .RPT files to SERVER/JOE/SYS:PUBLIC/SHARE on another volume and be notified if extended attributes or name space information cannot be copied, type:
  
  NCOPY .RPT TO SERVER/JOESYS:PUBLIC\SHARE /I

• To copy .DOC files to ACCT directory and verify that the original and the new files are identical, type:
  
  NCOPY .DOC TO ACCT /V

• To copy a file named MARCH.RPT to drive G:, type:
  
  NCOPY MARCH.RPT G:

• To copy all files and subdirectories in the current directory to a subdirectory, type:
  
  NCOPY . .. \TEMP /S

• To copy all .RPT files to PUBLIC\RPTS under volume object ACCT\SYS.ACCTG. ACME.US from the root, type:
  
  NCOPY .RPT .ACCT\SYS.ACCTG .ACME.US:PUBLIC\RPTS