COMMAND LINE USAGE
Run Robocopy with no command line arguments for brief usage instructions:
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ROBOCOPY v 1.70 : Robust File Copy for Windows NT : by kevina@microsoft.com
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Started : Wed Aug 28 01:23:45 1996
Usage : ROBOCOPY source destination [file [file]...] [options]
source : Source Directory (drive:\path or \\server\share\path).
destination : Destination Dir (drive:\path or \\server\share\path).
file : File(s) to copy (names/wildcards - default is "*.*").
options : /S : copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones.
/E : copy subdirectories, including Empty ones.
/T : Timestamp all destination files, including skipped files.
/R:n : number of Retries on failed copies - default is 1 million.
/W:n : Wait time between retries - default is 30 seconds.
/REG : Save /R:n and /W:n in the Registry as default settings.
/TBD : wait for sharenames To Be Defined (retry error 67).
/FAT : create destination files using 8.3 FAT file names only.
/X : report all eXtra files, not just those selected.
/V : produce Verbose output, showing skipped files.
/L : List only - don't copy, timestamp or delete any files.
/A+:[R][A][S][H] : add the given Attributes to copied files.
/A-:[R][A][S][H] : remove the given Attributes from copied files.
/XA:[R][A][S][H] : eXclude files with any of the given Attributes
/A : copy only files with the Archive attribute set.
/M : like /A, but remove Archive attribute from source files.
/XF file [file]... : eXclude Files matching given names/paths/wildcards.
/XD dirs [dirs]... : eXclude Directories matching given names/paths.
/XC | /XN | /XO : eXclude Changed | Newer | Older files.
/XX | /XL : eXclude eXtra | Lonely files and dirs.
/IS : Include Same files.
/Z : Copies files in restartable mode.
/NP : No Progress - don't display % copied.
/ETA : show Estimated Time of Arrival of copied files.
/MOVE : Move files and dirs (delete from source after copying).
/PURGE : delete dest files/dirs that no longer exist in source.