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The PIP Command CP/M 3 User's Guide
A>PIP newfile.dat=oldfile.dat
Using this long form of PIP, you can copy a file from one drive and
user number (usually user 0 because CP/M 3 automatically starts out
in user 0-the default user number) to the same drive and user number.
This gives you two copies of the same file on one drive and user number,
each with a different name.
A >PIP B: PROGRAM. BAK=A:PROGRAM.DAT [GI ]
The preceding command copies the file PROGRAM.DAT from user 1
on drive A to the current selected user number on drive B and renames
the filetype on drive B to BAK.
B > PIP program2.dat=A:programl. dat [E V G3]
In this command, PIP copies the file named programl.dat on drive A
and echoes [E] the transfer to the console, verifies [V] that the two
copies are exactly the same, and gets [G3] the file programl.dat from
user 3 on drive A. Because there is no drive specified for the destination,,
PIP automatically copies the file to the default user number and
drive, in this case user 0 and drive B.
Multiple File Copy
Syntax: PIP d:{[Gn]} ={d:}wildcard-filespec{[options]}
Explanation: When you use a wildcard in the source specification, PIP copies matching
files one-by-one to the destination drive, retaining the original name
of each file. PIP displays the message COPYING followed by each
filename as the copy operation proceeds. PIP issues an error message
and aborts the copy operation if the destination drive and user number
are the same as those specified in the source.
Examples: A > PIP B:=A:*.COM
This command causes PIP to copy all the files on drive A with the
filetype COM to drive B.
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