# Skip identical option
**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/skip-identical-option/16553
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [November 14, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/skip-identical-option/16553 "2013-11-14T01:09:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@tdog](https://resource.dopus.com/u/tdog)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/skip-identical-option/16553/1 "2013-11-14T01:09:00Z")
I was copying files from one large directory into another. I expected to have a bunch of duplicate files.
DO has an option to skip identical files. Unless I am mistaken, it is supposed to copy ALL but the same files. In my case it behaved the same way as just "SKIP", ie would only skip 1 file at a time until the next prompt.
Is it a bug?
I am using the latest beta on Windows 8.1 64 bit.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@abr](https://resource.dopus.com/u/abr)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/skip-identical-option/16553/2 "2013-11-14T03:55:21Z")
You can use Copy WHENEXISTS=skip instead, which should do what you want.
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/skip-identical-option/16553/3 "2013-11-14T10:38:26Z")
The [Confirm File Replace Dialog](http://gpsoft.com.au/help/opus10/default.htm#!Documents/The_Replace_Dialog.htm) includes both Skip All and Skip Identical options, in the drop-down attached to the main Skip button.
Re Abr's suggestion, you do not have to use a different command just to skip multiple files, although you can if you want to (the only advantage being that you don't have to wait for the first Replace-File prompt). The command Abr suggests will skip all conflicting files, whether or not their dates/sizes are the same, which may not be what you want.