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xcopy /Z what does /Z do exactly?

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by sgt_shultz

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The help for xcopy in Windows 2000 says the /Z switch, 'copies networked files in restartable mode.' what does this mean? many thanks in advance.

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by joseph moore

Buried deep in Technet was this more detailed description of the /Z switch:

"Using /z
If the connection is lost during the copy phase (for example, if the server going offline severs the connection), copy /z resumes after the connection is reestablished. /z also displays the percentage of the copy operation that is completed for each file."

/Z in COPY has the same functionality as it does in XCOPY (also in ROBOCOPY from the Resource Kit).

hope this helps

by joseph moore

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The Technet article is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/TechNet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/copy.asp
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by rkelly

Copies over a network in restartable mode. If the connection is lost during the copy phase (for example, if the server going offline severs the connection), it will resume after the connection has been re-established. Using this command switch also displays the percentage of the copy operation completed for each file.

by rkelly

Ps - this was straight from the Windows 2000 Server Help File which you can get online.

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