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Q: What is the difference between the Copy command and he Xcopy command?
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What is the DOS copy command to copy a complete directory to multiple 3.5 inch floppies?

To copy directory, you need to run xcopy command.. You can not copy directory with copy command.. xcopy c:\*.* /s/e a:\ This will copy entire contents to A drive..


What is the difference between Copy Xcopy and diskcopy?

These are all DOS commands for the old PC DOS operating system. Copy could copy some combination of file or files (via wildcards) within a given directory, xcopy could do that as well as copy directories, diskcopy could make duplicates of disks usually floppy disks.


Which command enables you to copy entire directories including subdirectories from one location to another?

xcopy


What command follows the same general command source destination format as the copy command but offers several more options?

Xcopy Command Braat! Wiggas!


What is the difference between copy command and move command?

A move command is simply a copy command which deletes the original once it's finished.


DOS command to copy multiple files?

Depends on which operating system you are using and whether you want to copy more than one file.In DOS/Windows command prompt "c:\copy xxxx /destination_folder/"if more than one file you can use "c:\copy xxx.* /destination_folder/"Xcopy has more options (verify, copy subdirectories ..) and is used "c:\xcopy xxx* /s /destination_folder/"In Unix/Linux/OSX cp is the command for copyingas in "#darkstar$cp -R *.txt /destination_folder/"cp has a lot more option than xcopy but you will need to type either "cp --help" or "man cp" to get the best of cp's actions.


What is the command to copy all data and subfolders from the Adata folder to the Cdata folder?

copy a:\data\*.* c:\data\


Copy and Xcopy are same in the sense?

The Copy and Xcopy are the same in the sense that both copy the files and directory trees to another folder.


What two commands can you use from the command prompt to perform the same function as the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard?

XCopy or Copy


Which command of MS-DOS is used to copy only files that have been modified on or after the date you specify?

XCOPY/D : date


What are the different between copy and x copy?

Copy copies files. Xcopy copies directories, too. Much more powerful.


What is the difference between copy con and copy in MS-DOS?

copy command is used to make a copy of file or copycon is used to write a file