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Number   :  3616
Date     :  2003-02-02
Author   :  Walt C
Subject  :  Re: /Q3 working in ver 2.82.8d?
Size(KB) :  2


Kan,

So that was one of those new user pilot errors on my part!

I learned something more about the user model of xxcopy from your 
response. Sorry if quiet downgrade of the Q3 setting was covered in 
the reference information-- I looked, but must have missed it.

Thanks for the help & fast response!!
Walt C.

--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, Kan Yabumoto  wrote:
> If you want to make this command line to be free from
> user-prompt, you should make the following changes:
> 
> 1. make the source specifier unambiguous by adding
> the terminating backslash.
> 
> c:\src\ (with the trailing backslash)
> 
> (Other wise, if the destination does not exist as
> a directory the command line can be and will be
> interpreted as the root directory with "src" as
> the name template to match).
> 
> 2. XXCOPY may encounter a file with the same name
> in the destination (a case of file overwrite)
> which will generate a user prompt. Usually (/Y)
> will always overwrite (/BB will always skip such
> files).
> 
> Since with the possibility of user-prompts as shown
> above, the command line combination cannot always
> guarantee the /Q3 (most quiet) setting. Therefore,
> with this case, XXCOPY quietly downgrade the /Q3
> setting to /Q2 setting. If you really want /Q3
> to stay, just add /Y.
> 
> (This behavior has been very "unpopular" and a few
> people asked us why. We are considering to clean
> up this behavior in the future).
> 
> Kan Yabumoto
> ==================================================
> 
> At 2003-02-01 12:12, you wrote:
> >I'm new to xxcopy, so this could easily be pilot error
> >on my part or maybe it has been previously discussed
> >(although I searched the archives & didn't see it)-
> >
> >I'm trying to suppress filename output to the screen
> >and /oF0 does what I want (except it tells me I'm
> >using a command switch intended for users of the
> >Corporate site license and forces me to enter
> >an extra keypress) while /Q3 doesn't appear
> >to do anything.
> >
> >My command line:
> >xxcopy /EC "c:\src" /KS /H /E /ZE /ZS /q3 /oAxxlog.txt
> >
> >Thanks,
> > Walt C.
> >
> >(BTW, xxcopy looks like a great tool for backups--
> > I've just barely started scratching the surface!)



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