copy (command)
 The ReactOS copy command | |
| Developer(s) | DEC, Intel, MetaComCo, Heath Company, Zilog, Microware, HP, Microsoft, IBM, DR, TSL, Datalight, Novell, Toshiba |
|---|---|
| Operating system | RT-11, OS/8, RSX-11, ISIS-II, iRMX 86, TOPS-10, TOPS-20, OpenVMS, TRIPOS, HDOS, DOS, MSX-DOS, FlexOS, 4680 OS, 4690 OS, PC-MOS, Z80-RIO, OS-9, MPE/iX, OS/2, Windows, ReactOS, SymbOS, DexOS |
| Type | Command |
| License | HDOS: PD MS-DOS: MIT PC-MOS: GPL v3 ReactOS: GPL v2 |
copy is a shell command for copying files.[1][2]
Different implementations provide various capabilities, such as:
- Combining (concatenating) multiple files into a single file
- If multiple source files are specified before the path to an existing directory, then files are copied to the directory
- Support for text vs. binary data; for text, the command stops when it reaches an end-of-file (EOF) character; for binary, files are copied in their entirety; ignoring EOF
- In DOS, a file can be copied to or from a device. For example,
copy path conoutputs the file at path to the console, andcopy con pathcopies text typed at the console to a file at path
Implementations
[edit]The command is available in RT-11,[3] OS/8,[4] RSX-11,[5] ISIS-II,[6] iRMX 86,[7] TOPS-10,[8] TOPS-20,[9] OpenVMS,[10] MetaComCo TRIPOS,[11] HDOS,[12] Z80-RIO,[13] OS-9,[14] DOS, FlexOS,[15] 4690 OS,[16] PC-MOS,[17] HP MPE/iX,[18] OS/2,[19] Windows,[20] ROM-DOS,[21] ReactOS,[22] SymbOS, DexOS, and 86-DOS.[23]
Under IBM PC DOS/MS-DOS the command is available since version 1.[24]
Some shells provide a copy command with a different name. In Unix-based systems, the copy command is cp. In CP/M, the command is PIP. in OpenVOS, the command is copy_file.[25].
DOS
[edit]The following copies existing file fromfile to path tofile'.
copy fromfile tofile
A file can be copied to a device. The following sends a file to the printer on lpt1.
copy letter.txt lpt1
The following outputs to stdout, like the type command.
copy letter.txt con
The following concatenates the page# files into book.txt – like cat.
copy page1.txt+page2.txt book.txt
The command can copy files between drives.
The following uses text mode to copy text of the file; stopping when it reaches an EOF character.
copy /a doc1.txt + doc2.txt doc3.txt copy /a *.txt doc3.txt
The following uses binary mode; concatenating files in their entirety; ignoring EOF characters.
copy /b image1.jpg + image2.jpg image3.jpg
See also
[edit]- XCOPY – Shell command for copying files
References
[edit]- ^ "Microsoft TechNet Copy article". 2009-09-11.
- ^ Rügheimer, Hannes; Spanik, Christian (1988-09-14). AmigaDOS quick reference. Grand Rapids, Mi : Abacus. ISBN 9781557550491 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "RT-11 HELP FILE". paleoferrosaurus.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Concise Command Language" (CCL)."OS/8 Handbook" (PDF). April 1974. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ John F. Pieper (1987). RSX A Guide for Users (PDF). Digital Equipment Corporation. ISBN 0-932376-90-8. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ ISIS II Users Guide
- ^ "intel :: iRMX :: 146194-001 irmxR6Intro" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ TOPS-10 Operating System Commands Manual (PDF). Digital Equipment Corporation. August 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "TOPS-20 Command manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "OpenVMS User's Manual". www.itec.suny.edu.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Operating manual" (PDF). www.pagetable.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ Heath Company. "Software Reference Manual HDOS SYSTEM Chapter 2 General Operations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ Z80-RIO OPERATING SYSTEM USER'S MANUAL
- ^ Paul S. Dayan (1992). The OS-9 Guru - 1 : The Facts. Galactic Industrial Limited. ISBN 0-9519228-0-7.
- ^ "FlexOS User's Guide" (PDF). www.bitsavers.org. 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "roelandjansen/pcmos386v501". GitHub. 2022-01-02.
- ^ "MPE/iX Command Reference Manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "OS/2 Commands: Copy". Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "copy". docs.microsoft.com. 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Datalight ROM-DOS User's Guide" (PDF). www.datalight.com.
- ^ "reactos/reactos". GitHub. 2022-01-03.
- ^ 86-DOS - Disk Operating System for the 8086 - User's Manual (PDF). Version 0.3 (Preliminary ed.). Seattle, Washington, USA: Seattle Computer Products, Inc. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14. (59 pages)
- ^ Wolverton, Van (2003). Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 0-7356-1812-7.
- ^ "OpenVOS Commands Reference Manual" (PDF). stratadoc.stratus.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
Further reading
[edit]- Wolverton, Van (1990). MS-DOS Commands: Microsoft Quick Reference, 4th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 978-1556152894.
- Kathy Ivens; Brian Proffit (1993). OS/2 Inside & Out. Osborne McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0078818714.
- Frisch, Æleen (2001). Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference. O'Reilly. ISBN 978-0-596-00148-3.
External links
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