How to overwrite existing files in batch mode?

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The following command copies and moves the file, but I also need to overwrite the replaced file.

xcopy /sc:\mmyinbox\test.doc C:\myoutbox

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overwrite batch-file

Mal Oct 29 '10 at 11:20

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Eugene Mayevski 'Allied Bits · Answer 1 · 2010-10-29 11:23

Add / Y to the command line

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Eugene Mayevski 'Allied Bits Oct. 29 '10 at 11:23

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Benoit · Answer 2 · 2010-10-29 11:23

You can use:

 copy /b/v/y

christopher.wr.schill · Answer 3 · 2013-08-20 19:30

Add /y to the xcopy command line:

Example:

 xcopy /yc:\mmyinbox\test.doc C:\myoutbox

Kim Mason · Answer 4 · 2015-05-28 07:37

If the copy command is launched from a batch job, you do not need to use the / Y switch: it will overwrite existing files.

Alok · Answer 5 · 2017-05-12 06:05

you just need to add / y

 xcopy /sc:\mmyinbox\test.doc C:\myoutbox /Y

and if you use a path with spaces try this

 xcopy /s "c:\mmyinbox\test.doc" "C:\myoutbox" /Y

abanmitra · Answer 6 · 2016-02-08 07:35

You can access the Windows command prompt by using the following command: xcopy /?

Raj Sharma · Answer 7 · 2017-10-06 07:15

The team that will copy anyway

xcopy "path \ source" "path \ destination" / s / h / e / k / f / c / y

Proggear · Answer 8 · 2017-03-29 09:47

If the destination file is read-only, use /y/r

 xcopy /y/r source.txt dest.txt