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copy

Copy files from one location to another. In PowerShell, this command is an alias of Copy-Item. This documentation is based on the Command Prompt (cmd) version of copy. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/copy.

• Copy a file to another location:

copy {{path\to\source_file}} {{path\to\target_file}}

• Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename:

copy {{path\to\source_file}} {{path\to\target_directory}}

• Copy multiple files to a directory:

copy {{path\to\file1 path\to\file2 ...}} {{path\to\target_directory}}

• Copy all files from one directory to another directory:

copy {{path\to\source_directory\*}} {{path\to\target_directory}}

• Copy files with a specific extension:

copy {{path\to\source_directory\*.ext}} {{path\to\target_directory}}

• Copy a file and prompt before overwriting:

copy /-y {{path\to\source_file}} {{path\to\target_file}}