Copying directories in dos

[CapnCrunch]

How do you copy folders when in the Dos mode off of a win98 boot disk?

 

[TheOmegaCode]

xcopy dir newdir /s

Or if it's DOS 6+ just use the move command

 

[CapnCrunch]

Thanks.
I dont know what version of dos it is, but i do know that it is the dos that is accessed off of the windows98 boot disk. Could you give me an example of using both commands? u can use an example folder "download" and any new directory.

 

[nihil]

XCOPY source [destination] [/Switches]


here is a link that further explains xcopy.

 

[CapnCrunch]

I figured out why it wasnt working....
This hard drive didnt have any windows files on it, but it did have data. So, i dont have the xcopy command anywhere. I would appreciate it if anyone could tell me where to dl all the necessary files to use the xcopy command.

 

[nihil]

use ver to determine what version of dos you have. then find out what version of xcopy you need based on the chart in that link in my previous post. there is a chart on the bottom of the page that will explain this. acquire the proper version of xcopy and then copy it to your c:\windows\command directory. you can make that directory if it doesn't exist.

or if it's above dos6 you will be able to use the move command just like TheOmegaCode suggested.

hope this helps.