[Discussion] Trouble using xcopy

[msnyder1 at cfl.rr.com]

On 08/01/06 at 05:27 AM, Stratton McAllister <73357.3046 at compuserve.com>
said:


>Yeah, I've thought of using zip, but unfortunately it (at least the
>infozip I  use) doesn't have anything corresponding to the xcopy /A-/M
>parameters.  So,  as you indicate, I'd have to write a REXX program to
>create the file list I'd need for a differential/incremental backup. 
>I'll probably actually go ahead  and do that if I can't solve the xcopy
>SYS1192 problem.  

I may not be understanding what you're trying to do, but you can use -u to
copy only files that are newer than the ones in the archive.  I use zip
-ruS to back up my system drives, similarly to what Julian does but
manually.

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