ROBOCOPY Robust File Copy for Windows | Help | |
Usage :: | ROBOCOPY source destination [file [file]...] [options] |
source :: | Source Directory (drive:\path or \\server\share\path). |
destination :: | Destination Dir (drive:\path or \\server\share\path). |
file :: | File(s) to copy (names/wildcards: default is "*.*"). |
Copy options : | |
/S :: | copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones. |
/E :: | copy subdirectories, including Empty ones. |
/LEV:n :: | only copy the top n LEVels of the source directory tree. |
/Z :: | copy files in restartable mode. |
/B :: | copy files in Backup mode. |
/ZB :: | use restartable mode; if access denied use Backup mode. |
EFSRAW :: | copy all encrypted files in EFS RAW mode. |
/COPY:copyflag[s] :: | what to COPY for files (default is /COPY:DAT). (copyflags : D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps). (S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=aUditing info). |
/DCOPY:T :: | COPY Directory Timestamps. |
/SEC :: | copy files with SECurity (equivalent to /COPY:DATS). |
/COPYALL :: | COPY ALL file info (equivalent to /COPY:DATSOU). |
/NOCOPY :: | COPY NO file info (useful with /PURGE). |
/SECFIX :: | FIX file SECurity on all files, even skipped files. |
/TIMFIX :: | FIX file TIMes on all files, even skipped files. |
/PURGE :: | delete dest files/dirs that no longer exist in source. |
/MIR :: | MIRror a directory tree (equivalent to /E plus /PURGE). |
/MOV :: | MOVe files (delete from source after copying). |
/MOVE :: | MOVE files AND dirs (delete from source after copying). |
/A+:[RASHCNET] :: | add the given Attributes to copied files. |
/A-:[RASHCNET] :: | remove the given Attributes from copied files. |
/CREATE :: | CREATE directory tree and zero-length files only. |
/FAT :: | create destination files using 8.3 FAT file names only. |
/256 :: | turn off very long path (> 256 characters) support. |
/MON:n :: | MONitor source; run again when more than n changes seen. |
/MOT:m :: | MOnitor source; run again in m minutes Time, if changed. |
/RH:hhmm-hhmm :: | Run Hours - times when new copies may be started. |
/PF :: | check run hours on a Per File (not per pass) basis. |
/IPG:n :: | Inter-Packet Gap (ms), to free bandwidth on slow lines. |
File Selection Options : | |
/A :: | copy only files with the Archive attribute set. |
/M :: | copy only files with the Archive attribute and reset it. |
/IA:[RASHCNETO] :: | Include only files with any of the given Attributes set. |
/XA:[RASHCNETO] :: | eXclude files with any of the given Attributes set. |
/XF file [file]... :: | eXclude Files matching given names/paths/wildcards. |
/XD dirs [dirs]... :: | eXclude Directories matching given names/paths. |
/XC :: | eXclude Changed files. |
/XN :: | eXclude Newer files. |
/XO :: | eXclude Older files. |
/XX :: | eXclude eXtra files and directories. |
/XL :: | eXclude Lonely files and directories. |
/IS :: | Include Same files. |
/IT :: | Include Tweaked files. |
/MAX:n :: | MAXimum file size - exclude files bigger than n bytes. |
/MIN:n :: | MINimum file size - exclude files smaller than n bytes. |
/MAXAGE:n :: | MAXimum file AGE - exclude files older than n days/date. |
/MINAGE:n :: | MINimum file AGE - exclude files newer than n days/date. |
/MAXLAD:n :: | MAXimum Last Access Date - exclude files unused since n. |
/MINLAD:n :: |
MINimum Last Access Date - exclude files used since n. (If n < 1900 then n = n days, else n = YYYYMMDD date). |
/XJ :: | eXclude Junction points. (normally included by default). |
/FFT :: | assume FAT File Times (2-second granularity). |
/DST :: | compensate for one-hour DST time differences. |
/XJD :: | eXclude Junction points for Directories. |
/XJF :: | eXclude Junction points for Files. |
Retry Options : | |
/R:n :: | number of Retries on failed copies: default 1 million. |
/W:n :: | Wait time between retries: default is 30 seconds. |
/REG :: | Save /R:n and /W:n in the Registry as default settings. |
/TBD :: | wait for sharenames To Be Defined (retry error 67). |
Logging Options : | |
/L :: | List only - don't copy, timestamp or delete any files. |
/X :: | report all eXtra files, not just those selected. |
/V :: | produce Verbose output, showing skipped files. |
/TS :: | include source file Time Stamps in the output. |
/FP :: | include Full Pathname of files in the output. |
/BYTES :: | Print sizes as bytes. |
/NS :: | No Size - don't log file sizes. |
/NC :: | No Class - don't log file classes. |
/NFL :: | No File List - don't log file names. |
/NDL :: | No Directory List - don't log directory names. |
/NP :: | No Progress - don't display % copied. |
/ETA :: | show Estimated Time of Arrival of copied files. |
/LOG:file :: | output status to LOG file (overwrite existing log). |
/LOG+:file :: | output status to LOG file (append to existing log). |
/UNILOG:file :: | output status to LOG file as UNICODE (overwrite existing log). |
/UNILOG+:file :: | output status to LOG file as UNICODE (append to existing log). |
/TEE :: | output to console window, as well as the log file. |
/NJH :: | No Job Header. |
/NJS :: | No Job Summary. |
/UNICODE :: | output status as UNICODE. |
Job Options : | |
/JOB:jobname :: | take parameters from the named JOB file. |
/SAVE:jobname :: | SAVE parameters to the named job file |
/QUIT :: | QUIT after processing command line (to view parameters). |
/NOSD :: | NO Source Directory is specified. |
/NODD :: | NO Destination Directory is specified. |
/IF :: | Include the following Files. |