COPY		Copies files

  SYNTAX
	COPY[/options] input-filespecs[/options] output-filespec[/option]

  SEMANTICS
	The COPY command accepts up to six input file specifications
	but only one output file specification. It accepts wild cards
	in place of file names or file types.

  OPTIONS
   ALLOCATE:size
	Reserves space for an output file
   ASCII
	Copies files in ASCII mode, ignoring nulls and rubouts
   BEFORE:[dd:mmm:yyyy]
	Copies files created before the specified date (default is
	system date)
   BINARY
	Copies files in formatted binary mode
   BOOT[:dd]
	Copies bootstrap information from a monitor file to the boot
	blocks of a random access device;  use the optional device name
	if you are creating a volume to boot on a different device
	(for example, using an RX02 to create a floppy bootable on an
	RX01)
   CONCATENATE
	Combines several input files into a single output file
   DATE[:dd:mmm:yyyy]
	Copies only files with specified date. If the date is omitted,
	the system date is used
   DELETE
	Deletes input file after it has been successfully copied	
   DEVICE
	Copies the image of a device to another device, block for block
   DOS
	Specifies that a file is in RSTS/E or DOS-11 format
   END:n
	Specifies the last block of the device being read; must be used
	with /DEVICE and /START:n
   EXCLUDE
	Copies all files on a device except the ones you specify
   FILES
	Copies a volume image to or from a file on another device;
	must be used with /DEVICE
   IGNORE
	Ignores I/O errors during a copy operation
   IMAGE	(default)
	Copies files byte for byte, regardless of their content
   INFORMATION
	Treats "file-not-found" errors as informational, not fatal
   INTERCHANGE:n
	Specifies that a diskette file is in interchange format; n is
	the record length in characters
   LOG
	Lists on the terminal the names of the files copied
   MULTIVOLUME
	Copies files to multiple output volumes
   NEWFILES
	Copies only those files dated with the current system date
   NOLOG
	Suppresses the terminal log of copied files
   NOPROTECTION
	Removes protection status on output files
   NOQUERY
	Does not require confirmation before copying each file
   NOREPLACE
	Does not perform the copy operation if a file with the same
	name as the output file already exists on the output device
   OWNER:[nnn,nnn]
	Specifies the UIC for a file in DOS-11 format
   PACKED
	Specifies word-for-word transfers for PDP-11 files, EBCDIC
	format for interchange diskette files, and packed image format
	for PDP-10 files.
   POSITION:n
	Controls rewind when you copy files to or from magtape or
	cassette
   PREDELETE
	Deletes any duplicate files on the output device before
	performing the copy operation
   PROTECTION
	Sets protection status on output files
   QUERY
	Requires user confirmation before copying each file
   REPLACE	(default)
	Deletes any duplicate files on the output device after the
	copy completes.
   SETDATE[:dd:mmm:yyyy]
	Sets the creation date of transferred files to the specified
	date. If the date is omitted, the system date is used
   SINCE[:dd:mmm:yyyy]
	Copies only files created on or after the specified date. If
	the date is omitted, the system date is used
   SLOWLY
	Transfers files one block at a time
   START:n
	Specifies the starting block number of the non-file structured
	volume being read or written; must be used with /DEVICE
   SYSTEM
	Copies .SYS files if wild cards are included in input filespec
   TOPS
	Specifies that the input file is on a DECsystem-10 formatted
	DECtape.
   VERIFY
	Reads, writes, and then rereads and compares the input and output
	transfers
   WAIT
	Waits for user response before starting the copy operation;
	must be used when the system volume is replaced with a data
	volume

  EXAMPLES
	COPY A.FOR DX1:B.FOR
	COPY/BOOT RK1:RT11SB RK1:
	COPY A.FOR+B.FOR C.FOR
	COPY A%B.MAC DX0:*.MAC
	COPY/ASCII MTA1.FOR DT1:TEST.FOR/ALLOCATE:50
	COPY/SINCE:1:JAN:84 *.MAC *.JAN

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