ROBOCOPY source destination [file [file]…] [options]

source

Source Directory (drive:\path or \\server\share\path).

destination

Destination Dir (drive:\path or \\server\share\path).

file

File(s) to copy (names/wildcards: default is “*.*”).

Copy options :

/S

copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones.

/E

copy subdirectories, including Empty ones.

/LEV:n

only copy the top n LEVels of the source directory tree.

/Z

copy files in restartable mode.

/B

copy files in Backup mode.

/ZB

use restartable mode; if access denied use Backup mode.

/EFSRAW

copy all encrypted files in EFS RAW mode.

/COPY:copyflag[s]

what to COPY for files (default is /COPY:DAT).

(copyflags : D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps).

(S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=aUditing info).

/DCOPY:T

COPY Directory Timestamps.

/SEC

copy files with SECurity (equivalent to /COPY:DATS).

/COPYALL

COPY ALL file info (equivalent to /COPY:DATSOU).

/NOCOPY

COPY NO file info (useful with /PURGE).

/SECFIX

FIX file SECurity on all files, even skipped files.

/TIMFIX

FIX file TIMes on all files, even skipped files.

/PURGE

delete dest files/dirs that no longer exist in source.

/MIR

MIRror a directory tree (equivalent to /E plus /PURGE).

/MOV

MOVe files (delete from source after copying).

/MOVE

MOVE files AND dirs (delete from source after copying).

/A+:[RASHCNET]

add the given Attributes to copied files.

/A-:[RASHCNET]

remove the given Attributes from copied files.

/CREATE

CREATE directory tree and zero-length files only.

/FAT

create destination files using 8.3 FAT file names only.

/256

turn off very long path (> 256 characters) support.

/MON:n

MONitor source; run again when more than n changes seen.

/MOT:m

MOnitor source; run again in m minutes Time, if changed.

/RH:hhmm-hhmm

Run Hours - times when new copies may be started.

/PF

check run hours on a Per File (not per pass) basis.

/IPG:n

Inter-Packet Gap (ms), to free bandwidth on slow lines.

File Selection Options :

/A

copy only files with the Archive attribute set.

/M

copy only files with the Archive attribute and reset it.

/IA:[RASHCNETO]

Include only files with any of the given Attributes set.

/XA:[RASHCNETO]

eXclude files with any of the given Attributes set.

/XF file [file]…

eXclude Files matching given names/paths/wildcards.

/XD dirs [dirs]…

eXclude Directories matching given names/paths.

/XC

eXclude Changed files.

/XN

eXclude Newer files.

/XO

eXclude Older files.

/XX

eXclude eXtra files and directories.

/XL

eXclude Lonely files and directories.

/IS

Include Same files.

/IT

Include Tweaked files.

/MAX:n

MAXimum file size - exclude files bigger than n bytes.

/MIN:n

MINimum file size - exclude files smaller than n bytes.

/MAXAGE:n

MAXimum file AGE - exclude files older than n days/date.

/MINAGE:n

MINimum file AGE - exclude files newer than n days/date.

/MAXLAD:n

MAXimum Last Access Date - exclude files unused since n.

/MINLAD:n

MINimum Last Access Date - exclude files used since n.

(If n < 1900 then n = n days, else n = YYYYMMDD date).

/XJ

eXclude Junction points. (normally included by default).

/FFT

assume FAT File Times (2-second granularity).

/DST

compensate for one-hour DST time differences.

/XJD

eXclude Junction points for Directories.

/XJF

eXclude Junction points for Files.

Retry Options :

/R:n

number of Retries on failed copies: default 1 million.

/W:n

Wait time between retries: default is 30 seconds.

/REG

Save /R:n and /W:n in the Registry as default settings.

/TBD

wait for sharenames To Be Defined (retry error 67).

Logging Options :

/L

List only - don’t copy, timestamp or delete any files.

/X

report all eXtra files, not just those selected.

/V

produce Verbose output, showing skipped files.

/TS

include source file Time Stamps in the output.

/FP

include Full Pathname of files in the output.

/BYTES

Print sizes as bytes.

/NS

No Size - don’t log file sizes.

/NC

No Class - don’t log file classes.

/NFL

No File List - don’t log file names.

/NDL

No Directory List - don’t log directory names.

/NP

No Progress - don’t display % copied.

/ETA

show Estimated Time of Arrival of copied files.

/LOG:file

output status to LOG file (overwrite existing log).

/LOG+:file

output status to LOG file (append to existing log).

/UNILOG:file

output status to LOG file as UNICODE (overwrite existing log).

/UNILOG+:file

output status to LOG file as UNICODE (append to existing log).

/TEE

output to console window, as well as the log file.

/NJH

No Job Header.

/NJS

No Job Summary.

/UNICODE

output status as UNICODE.

Job Options :

/JOB:jobname

take parameters from the named JOB file.

/SAVE:jobname

SAVE parameters to the named job file

/QUIT

QUIT after processing command line (to view parameters).

/NOSD

NO Source Directory is specified.

/NODD

NO Destination Directory is specified.

/IF

Include the following Files.