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Number   :  2558
Date     :  2002-07-28
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: overwrite (but out-of-space)
Size(KB) :  1


Kan,

Haven't you got the file specifications reversed in the first line or 
did you mean /zy ?

It seems to me that the first line will delete from the source 
(C:\...) if the file exists on A:.

Garry

--- In xxcopy@y..., Kan Yabumoto  wrote:
> 
> 2. Write a two-step batch file where the first one
> will remove any redundant file.
> 
> E.g.,
> 
> mybatch.bat
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> xxcopy c:\windows\desktop\manuscript.doc a:\ /u/rsy/pd0/pz0
> xxcopy c:\windows\desktop\manuscript.doc a:\ /y
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Here, the first line with /U will select any file(s)
> that match the source specifier's file pattern (it
> could be more than one, depending on the pattern (with
> wildcards), and /RSY will remove the file. The /PD0/PZ0
> will suppress warning prompts. Note: the /RS (with
> the Y suffix in this case to suppress the prompt)
> is to remove file(s) from the source.
> 
> The 2nd line is the actual job (/Y is superfluous but
> does not hurt --- in case the first one fails).
> Furthermore, you may add /H/R (to cover cases where
> the file has the hidden/system and/or read-only attributes.
> 
> Kan Yabumoto
> ================================================================



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