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ROBO

This document provides a summary of the ROBOCOPY command which is used for robust file copying in Windows. It lists over 50 options that can be used to configure how the copying works, including options to copy subdirectories, files with certain attributes, set time stamps, retry options, logging and output options, and load options from job files.

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ROBO

This document provides a summary of the ROBOCOPY command which is used for robust file copying in Windows. It lists over 50 options that can be used to configure how the copying works, including options to copy subdirectories, files with certain attributes, set time stamps, retry options, logging and output options, and load options from job files.

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ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows
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Started : Sun Jun 29 18:40:36 2008

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.

/SL:: copy symbolic links versus the target.


::
:: 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.

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