How to say no to all “do you want to overwrite” prompts in a batch file copy?

Question

By default, copying from the command prompt will prompt you to overwrite files that already exist in the target location.

You can add \"/Y\" to say \"Yes to all\" re

Answer 1

I use XCOPY with the following parameters for copying .NET assemblies:

/D /Y /R /H 

/D:m-d-y - Copies files changed on or after the specified date. If no date is given, copies only those files whose source time is newer than the destination time.

/Y - Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.

/R - Overwrites read-only files.

/H - Copies hidden and system files also.