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Subject: Re: xcopy /s fails
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Date: 20 Nov 90 19:38:57 GMT
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In article <90324.035212TOMIII@MTUS5.BITNET>, TOMIII@MTUS5.BITNET (Thomas Dwyer III) writes:
>Suppose you have the following directory tree:
>
>   \---+---DIR1---+---DIR2
>       |          |
>       |          +---DIR3
>       |
>       +---DIR4
>
>
>
>DIR2 and DIR3 have their R/O bits set.  Why does XCOPY fail to recurse with
>the command line "XCOPY \DIR1 \DIR4 /S" ?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Thomas Dwyer III                        Email: tomiii@mtu.edu
>Network Programmer                             tomiii@mtus5.BITNET
>Computing Technology Services           Voice: (906) 487-2110
>Michigan Technological University       Fax:   (906) 487-2787

What do you get? I think what's happening is XCopy is "XCopy <Src> <Dest>
<Options>". You can do an XCopy \ and it should work.

Carl Schelin
tcs@router.jhuapl.edu