Xcopy

[Kraeoss]

hello all,

i was recently tasked to create a batch file template for copying files across a network in an efficent way. can anyone help me out buy helping me write this out as i really am quite terrible at this aspect at the moment. any help will be appreciated. functions needed are copy/replace/remove.

thanks very much for your help and insight

 

[Jaydip]

Check out script guy's corner http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/ScriptCenter/

 

[nickbits]

first, use robocopy not xcopy. it may do everything you need as-is. look at the /mirror switch.

 

[Kraeoss]

Thanks guys i'll check this out pronto.

 

[KenJackson]

Are you allowed to use tools other than what naked Windows provides?

I have to put in a plug for Cygwin. It gives you a bash shell and related GNU utilities. That gives you oodles of power and nearly unlimited flexibility.

One tool available in Cygwin is rsync. (It may be available for raw Windows too). Rsync is legendary for copying files and directories of files efficiently because if the file already exists, it only copies the updated portions.