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Court72 commented Apr 17, 2023

@robinharwood, @Xelu86

Can you review the proposed changes?

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@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ Xcopy <Source> [<Destination>] [/w] [/p] [/c] [/v] [/q] [/f] [/l] [/g] [/d [:MM-
|/o|Copies file ownership and discretionary access control list (DACL) information.|
|/x|Copies file audit settings and system access control list (SACL) information (implies **/o**).|
|/exclude:FileName1[+[FileName2]][+[FileName3]( \)]|Specifies a list of files. At least one file must be specified. Each file will contain search strings with each string on a separate line in the file. When any of the strings match any part of the absolute path of the file to be copied, that file will be excluded from being copied. For example, specifying the string **obj** will exclude all files underneath the directory **obj** or all files with the **.obj** extension.|
|/y|Suppresses prompting to confirm that you want to overwrite an existing destination file.|
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It's not clear whether it will auto overwrite or auto skip

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Meaning, just suppressing the prompt could mean it will just skip the file entirely without asking.
It's not clear that it is a force.

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