Hi Johnson, simple answer: COPY is so simple that it is part of FreeCOM shell. For XCOPY, you need to have the XCOPY file installed. So COPY is for use on a boot floppy where you probably do not have XCOPY.
By the way Jim: Somebody asked why we have TWO XCOPY in the LSM list. I think we can remove the older version, just as you have just removed the older MODE version when you replaced it by the new MODE. I hope that Rene is reading freedos-devel - remember that I suggested extra features for XCOPY only a few hours ago: - rescue copy (replace unreadable sectors by "#" filled sectors - test copy (only tell which sectors you could not read) - FAT32 support: special file open mode for files > 2 GB Note that rescue copy and test copy can be combined into ONE function: copy all files in rescue mode but delete the copied file if it could be copied without error. That way, the target directory will only contain those files which had errors. Eric. > As I know, XCOPY in DOS behave as a enhanced utility which replace or > superset of COPY. > But is it necessary to separate them in FreeDOS? Any pros and cons of > merging them? ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
