Command Prompt Copy Command Strips Read Only Attribute
Article ID: 152733
Article Last Modified on 12/6/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.2
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q152733
SYMPTOMS
When you copy files using File Manager, the read only attribute is
maintained when the file is copied. When you copy the same file at the
command prompt using the copy or xcopy command, the read only attribute is
stripped and the destination file is no longer read only.
STATUS
This behavior is expected in order to allow the copy and xcopy commands to
remain consistent across operating system platforms.
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