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Where must filename reside? Must if be in the same folder as the .bat file which contains the XCOPY command?
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Where must filename reside? Must if be in the same folder as the .bat file which contains the XCOPY command?

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could be in the same folder (probably the best practice), but you can specify the full path of the file on the xcopy command line.<br />
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check out page 5 of this document (highlighted lines):<br />
<a href="http://www.ekho.com/Training_Videos/XCOPY_NOTES.pdf" rel="ugc">http://www.ekho.com/Training_Videos/XCOPY_NOTES.pdf</a>
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could be in the same folder (probably the best practice), but you can specify the full path of the file on the xcopy command line.

check out page 5 of this document (highlighted lines):
http://www.ekho.com/Training_Videos/XCOPY_NOTES.pdf [http://www.ekho.com/Training_Videos/XCOPY_NOTES.pdf]

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How should the /exclude:filename be used?<br />
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Where must filename reside? &nbsp;Must the full path name be used?<br />
In what format must filename be? &nbsp;I assume one could write it with Notepad. &nbsp;But should it be a .txt file?<br />
Can you give me some examples of filename, name and content?<br />

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How should the /exclude:filename be used?

Where must filename reside?  Must the full path name be used?
In what format must filename be?  I assume one could write it with Notepad.  But should it be a .txt file?
Can you give me some examples of filename, name and content?


How to Use /Exclude in XCOPY command

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