How do I write a batch script that copies one directory to another replaces old files

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I d like a batch script in Windows with which I can copy one directory to another  If this directory already exists  and then for each file that already exists in both with the same name and location  it should be overwritten  if it does not exists  it should just be added   In the end it should be a batch script to which I can pass 2 arguments  source  amp  destination

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Try this   xcopy  1  2  y  e  The  1 and  2 are the source and destination arguments you pass to the batch file  i e  C  MyBatchFile bat C  CopyMe D  ToHere

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In your batch file do this  set source C  Users Habib test set destination C  Users Habib testdest  xcopy  source   destination   y   If you want to copy the sub directories including empty directories then do   xcopy  source   destination   E  y   If you only want to copy sub directories and not empty directories then use  s like   xcopy  source   destination   s  y

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It seems that the latest function for this in windows 7 is robocopy   Usage example   robocopy  lt source gt   lt destination gt   e  xf  lt file to exclude gt   lt another file gt     e copies subdirectories including empty ones   xf excludes certain files from being copied   More options here  http   technet microsoft com en-us library cc733145 v ws 10  aspx

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Have you considered using the  xcopy  command   The xcopy command will do all that for you

User · Answer

Just use xcopy  y source destination

[windows] How do I write a batch script that copies one directory to another, replaces old files?

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