Xcopy syntax for multiple source directories

can someone show me a sample xcopy command to copy C:\Directory1 and C:\Directory2 to a destination directory H:\DestinationDirectory?

try the loop,

Code:

for %%a in (
 "C:\Directory1"
 "C:\Directory2"
  ) do (
xcopy /s /d "%%~a" "H:\DestinationDirectory"
  )

Very good, I will use it.

In cmd, xcopy help states "source Specifies the file(s) to copy." but does not detail how to list them.

is the squiggle in %%~a intentional or a typo?

the above syntax is to be used in a batch file.

here's a single liner for cmd:

Code:

for %a in ("C:\Directory1" "C:\Directory2") do (xcopy /s /d "%~a" "H:\DestinationDirectory")

yes, the squiggle is intentional, it's for a short and long pathnames element.

Ah, so. Odd, the d/ switch is not listed in cmd help. I changed s/ to e/ because, as a backup, I want a complete image, including empty directories.

Tried and failed. My bad, probably. I cannot find how to include the actual code as you did, and copying directly to this editor removes line feeds.

tcebob said:

Ah, so. Odd, the d/ switch is not listed in cmd help. I changed s/ to e/ because, as a backup, I want a complete image, including empty directories.

the /d switch is for date. if not specify, only the newer files will be copied.

tcebob said:

Tried and failed. My bad, probably. I cannot find how to include the actual code as you did, and copying directly to this editor removes line feeds.

You can try the single line syntax above, just double the percent sign (%a to %%a) if you wish to create a batch file.

Thanks for your patient help.
I will mark this as solved

This is a test of the Code tags:

Code:

Explorer /root, \\server\share, select, Program.exe

Aha! it worked.