COPY

Copies files.

COPY old-file-specifier TO new-file-specifier [;PURGE]

Usage:

COPY "Oldfile" TO A$&VAL$(I)

COPY "/Empl1/AFile" TO "/Empl2/AFile"

COPY A$&B$ TO "D:\DIR\FILE";PURGE

Example: COPY.BAS

Description:

COPY (as a program statement or as a keyboard command) makes a duplicate copy of a file and gives it a new name. If the new-file-specifier already exists, an error is reported unless the PURGE option is included.