Epson Equity LT-386SX User Manual - Page 88

Copying From One Directory to Another

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To change from any directory to its parent directory (the directory of which it is a subdirectory), type the following and press Enter: CD . . The two periods represent the parent directory. To return to the root directory from any subdirectory, type the following and press Enter: CD \ Copying From One Directory to Another The COPY command lets you copy files from one directory to another. To use this command, you must specify the name of the file you want to copy, as well as the directory to which you want to copy the file. For example, if you are in the LETTERS directory and want to copy the file APRIL.TXT to the BUSINESS directory, type the following and press Enter: APRIL.TXT \WORDPROC\BUSINESS The command has three parts: the word COPY, the name of the file you want to copy (APRIL.TXT), and the name of the directory to which you want to copy this file ( \ WORDPROC\ BUSINESS). You must include spaces or commas between each of the three parts as delimiters. Using MS-DOS With Your Computer 3-13

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To change from any directory to its
parent
directory (the
directory of which it is a subdirectory), type the following and
press
Enter:
CD
. .
The two periods represent the parent directory.
To return to the root directory from any subdirectory, type the
following and press
Enter:
CD \
Copying From One Directory to Another
The COPY command lets you copy files from one directory to
another. To use this command, you must specify the name of
the file you want to copy, as well as the directory to which you
want to copy the file.
For example, if you are in the LETTERS directory and want to
copy the file APRIL.TXT to the BUSINESS directory, type the
following and press
Enter:
APRIL.TXT
\WORDPROC\BUSINESS
The command has three parts: the word COPY, the name
of the file you want to copy (APRIL.TXT), and the name
of the directory to which you want to copy this file
( \ WORDPROC\ BUSINESS). You must include spaces or
commas between each of the three parts as delimiters.
Using MS-DOS
With Your Computer
3-13