Robocopy is a command-line directory and/or file replication command for Microsoft Windows. Robocopy functionally replaces Xcopy. Developers by Microsoft.
robocopy c:\directorya d:\directoryz /MOV /IS /R:5 > "c:\directory A\Logfile.txt"
or
robocopy "c:\directory a" "d:\directory z" /MOV /IS /R:5 > "c:\directory A\Logfile.txt"
Copy options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| /mov | Moves files, and deletes them from the source after they are copied. |
| /is | Includes the same files. |
Retry options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| /r:5 | Specifies the number of retries on failed copies. The default value of n is 1,000,000 (one million retries). |
For more example, to copy two files from folder c:\dira to c:\dirz, the following syntax is used:
robocopy c:\dira c:\dirz file1.txt file2.pdf
And to copy all DB files from c:\dira to c:\dirz:
robocopy c:\dira c:\dirz *.db
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