

            DiskCopy (1.2 in C: Directory) (1.3, 2.x, 3.x 
        internal)


	NAME
            Diskcopy - Copies entire diskettes.

	SYNOPSIS
		DiskCopy FROM (source drive) TO (Destination drive)
			NAME (VolumeName) VERIFY MULTI


            Other computer systems require you to format a disk 
        before you make copies of old data. The Amiga lets you 
        copy to a disk that has information already stored on it. 
        All that old information will be lost though. This lets 
        you make backups of all important disk while helping you 
        dispose of files that you no longer use.

            DiskCopy is very useful because it takes just as much 
        time to format a blank disk as it does to perform a 
        diskcopy. But, if you only have a few files you wish to 
        copy, it may be quicker to just delete the files on the 
        destination disk you don't need using the delete command 
        then using the Copy command to transfer the ones you 
        want.

            DiskCopy can also be used devices of different types. 
        For instance you can copy between Ram: and Rad:. Or, df2: 
        and Ram. But, for it to work with Rad:, Rad: must contain 
        the same number of tracks (80) and blocks per track (11) 
        as a floppy device.


	KEYWORDS
	
	FROM
            This is the source, or the device you are copying 
        from.  If you only have one disk drive, this will be df0: 
        or the actual name of the disk mounted there (eg 
        MyDisk:). It can also be df1:, df2:, df3:, or df4: (if 
        you actually have these optional drives). OR, it can be 
        the RAD: or RAM: drive as stated before. Remember you 
        RAD: must be created in the same nature as a regular disk 
        drive for this to work.

	TO
		This is the desitination, or the device you are copying
	to. If you have only one diskdrive the copy may take quite
	a few disk swaps. This is because the contents of the source
	disk gets buffered into ram: before getting transferred to 
	the destination disk. If you have an original 256K A1000,
	this may take up to eight swaps. If you have an unexpanded
	A500, you're looking at about three swaps. If you have one
	meg of ram, you should not need to swap more than once.
	If you have two diskdrives you are the lucky one. This is
	because you will not have to make any swaps either because
	the data is passed straight through between the drives.

		If you have 1.3 the TO keyword is mandetory! The command
	will not function without it. But, under 2.x/3.x you do not
	need to put this keyword.

	NAME
		This is the name you are giving to the new copy. If you
	don't give a name, then the new volume will have the same
	name as the original. Despite the names being the same,
	there is some 'hidden' information on the disk which will
	distinguish the two disks from each other. 


	When diskcopy is stared, and the disks are being copied
	a neat little status bar opens up on your window showing
	you the progress as all 80 tracks are copied. YOu can
	cancel this process at any time by hitting 	the control
	break keys: Ctrl-C and then Return. If you hit these keys
	after the copying has already started, all information on
	the destination disk will be lost. The destination disk
	will also be rendered useless until it is formatted or
	diskcopied again.

	NOVERIFY
		As AmigaDOS copies a disk, it verifies each sector
	after it formats it. If you don't want AmigaDOS to check
	its steps, then use this keyword.

		There is no point in using this keyword. It is better
	to be safe than sorry. And a few seconds of time spent
	verifying your copying will save you tons of hearache later.

	MULTI
		Lets you load the entire disk into memory (if there is
	at least 880k of free memory). You can then insert as many
	destination disks as you want making multiple copies. The
	system will prompt you when it is ready for the next disk.


	EXAMPLES

	1. To make a copy from df0: to df1:

	Diskcopy from df0: to df1:   ; for any version of AmigaDOS.

	Diskcopy from df0: df1:		 ; for 2.x/3.x only

	Diskcopy df0: df1:    		 ; for 2.x/3.x only


