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4-12 ROM-DOS Internal Commands
COPY
Internal Command
The COPY command copies a file or set of files to a specified destination:
another disk, another subdirectory on the current disk, or on a completely
different drive. COPY may also be used to alter the
filename
within the
current directory. In addition, this command can be used to direct
communication between files and devices (for example, file contents to a
printer or keyboard input to a file).
Syntax
This command has several possible formats. The essential structure of
each command is
COPY source target option
The
source
is the copy from
filename
or
device
, and the
target
is the copy
to
filename
or
device
. Following are various configurations of the COPY
command format.
COPY [drive:][path]filename[/option] [drive:][path]filename[/option]
Where the first
filename
indicates the source file(s) to be copied, and the
second
filename
indicates the target area on which to copy.
COPY [drive:][path]filename[/option] + [drive:][path]filename[/option]
[drive:][path]filename[/option]
As shown, several source
filenames
may be listed to be copied into the
target
filename
that is listed last. The source files are concatenated into
the target file.
COPY [drive:][path]filename[/option] device
The target
device
is a console or printer (PRN).