..]] [destination [/A | /B]]
The following list describes each of the command line arguments.
source
Defines the source of the data that you want to copy. The source is usually a file, but you
can use devices as a source of data. See the ???Understanding Command Line Devices??? sidebar for
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details. You can use wildcard characters to specify the filenames. See the ???Working with Wildcard
Characters??? sidebar for details.
destination
Defines the output location for the data that you want to copy. The destination
is usually a file, but you can use devices as a destination for data. See the ???Understanding Command
Line Devices??? sidebar for details.
/A
Copies the file as ASCII text. Using this technique improves
Copy
command performance.
However, using this command line switch with a binary file results in data loss.
/B
Copies the file in binary mode. Many files fall into the binary category, even though you
might think they are standard text files. For example, a Word DOC file is a binary file because it
contains control and other characters that won??™t transfer well using the
/A
command line switch.
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