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xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? (Users)

posted by kerravon, Ligao, Free World North, 16.02.2024, 21:44

> > So my question: Is it useful to implement version 1.5 into the future
> > FDT24xx versions?
>
> Who uses xcopy?

I do on PDOS/386.

It's been a while since I did much on Freedos, but
that could change anytime, and then I am likely to
use it there.

I used in Windows a month ago or something and was
surprised that long names weren't coming across.
That was because I was using the "/N" switch, which
I thought meant "don't overwrite". That's what it
means on PDOS/386 (possibly a bad idea). Windows
doesn't have that option as far as I can see (it
has /Y and /-Y but the latter is not the same as
far as I can see). I don't remember what MSDOS and
Freedos do. PDOS/386 likely, but not definitely,
copied them with respect to "/N".

BFN. Paul.

Complete thread:

• xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? - fritz.mueller, 16.02.2024, 15:47
  • xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? - tom, 16.02.2024, 18:57
    • xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? - rr, 16.02.2024, 19:29
  • xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? - rr, 16.02.2024, 19:30
    • xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? - kerravon, 16.02.2024, 21:44
    • xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? - fritz.mueller, 05.08.2024, 17:33
      • xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? - nico7550, 09.08.2024, 21:33
        • xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? - fritz.mueller, 12.08.2024, 21:35
          • xcopy - is there a reason why v 1.5 was not published? - fritz.mueller, 14.08.2024, 13:36