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Number   :  9393
Date     :  2004-12-01
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: Clone prompts for asurance - why?
Size(KB) :  1



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "Maryland"  wrote:
> 
> When utilizing the /Clone command it prompts me with the
> following message: 
> 
> Warning: make sure the Destination (B:\ISMD) is correct.
> Press Ctrl-C to abort, any other key to begin copying file(s).
> 
> (BTW: I'm mapping the B:\ drive as the destination)
> 
> Why is this happening and how do a suppress it?
> Thanks,
> Dan

Whenever xxcopy carries out a command that may result in
overwriting or deleting files, its default behaviour is
to issue a warning prompt. In the case of /clone, it includes
the /zy parameter to delete extra files on the destination
without prompting. If you inadvertently give an incorrect
or misspelt destination, all the files in the destination
will be deleted because they don't match the files in the
source. The warning is a reminder to make sure the
destination is correct.

For any xxcopy command that does issue a prompt, you can
type ? in response and xxcopy will list the parameter
needed to suppress that prompt. In the case of /clone,
you can use /pz0 e.g. xxcopy c:\ b:\ismd\ /clone/pz0

Garry



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