And the appendix



Which of these command lines will copy a file and overwrite any destination files with the same name, without any message or warning?

A) copy /y temp.doc \temp

B) copy /v temp.doc \temp

C) copy temp.doc \temp /ignore

D) xcopy temp.doc \temp

E) Instead of a copy, simply memorize every word of the document


The answer: A) copy /y temp.doc \temp

The copy command uses the /y flag to suppress the normal prompts that occur when you overwrite an existing destination file.

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