What's wrong with this copy command?

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1

This copy command

COPY FILE "M:\TEST" TO "X:\GRMS01\TEST" COPYDIRTIMES=yes COPYFILETIMES=yes COPYATTR=yes NONBUFIO=yes FORCE UPDATEALL WHENEXISTS=replacenewer

creates the directory

X:\GRMS01\TEST\TEST

=> That is not that what I await!

When I run the DOS copy command:

copy M:\TEST X:\GRMS01\TEST

I get the file

X:\GRMS01\TEST\blabla.txt

and not the directory

X:\GRMS01\TEST\TEST
and file
X:\GRMS01\TEST\TEST\blabla.txt

2

Maybe: WHENEXISTS=replacenewer,merge

(untested)

3

Change TO to take out the \Test.

4

Thanks,

I'm just using this:

COPY FILE "M:\TEST*" TO "X:\GRMS01\TEST" COPYDIRTIMES=yes COPYFILETIMES=yes COPYATTR=yes NONBUFIO=yes FORCE UPDATEALL WHENEXISTS=replacenewer

("M:\TEST*" instead of "M:\TEST")

and it works.

If this might not be correct (take out "\Test" might be more correct?) - please let me know.

THANKS

5

Either is fine.

You want to do either of these:
[ul][li]Copy M:\Test to X:\GRMS01[/li]
[li]Copy everything below M:\Test to X:\GRMS01\Test[/li][/ul]

One command does one, the other does the other. If X:\GRMS01\Test already exists then there isn't much difference between the two. If it may not exist, then you want the one Jon suggested.

6

Does the wildcard run the risk of exceeding an argument or command line limit?

7

No, wildcards aren't expanded into huge command lines like with a Linux/Unix shell, if that's what you're thinking of.

8

I see. Thanks.