re use Xcopy similarly Don't know, wouldn't expect it to be logically possible given that xcopy is designed to deal with multiple files ( directories) , while copy is initially designed to deal with one file at a time, the concatenation option being to build an output file note that you can also include con: as a source con: (or con) being the system console-keyboard (CTRL+Z or F6 being the input termination indicator).
Start cmd help xcopy doesn't indicate any concatenation options. and it doesn't seem to recognise + as an operator I used to use the +++ technique to create successively larger 'temp' files to ensure that all deleted files on a drive had their previously allocated space overwritten as in create a new directory, and enter it then create a ccc.bat file with copy /b a+a b copy /b b+b a ccc copy in any larg'ish file and call the copy a then run ccc and let it run till the drive is filled as often as you want .. delete a & b back to the copy in a file JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernie Cosell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:21 PM Subject: Re: concatenating files with xcopy > On 26 Jan 2006 at 20:33, James Button wrote: > > > The way you are looking at copy is data manipulation, > > and would you want that concatenation done in Binary os text file mode? > > Right -- the thing I do from time to time is: > copy /b file+file+file+file TARGETFILE > > And I was wondering if I could use Xcopy similarly. > > /Bernie\ > > -- > Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA > --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? > http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html > If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
