``` COPY "c:/nextzxos/pisid.*" TO "m:" MOVE "m:PISID.BAS" TO "+p" COPY "c:/nextzxos/pisid.*" TO "m:" ``` The first **COPY** operation will succeed while the second **COPY** operation will fail. In the case of a mass **COPY** if the operation fails for any file, it will fail for all remaining files, so keep that in mind. **COPY** does not work between a disk and a tape; doing for example: ``` .tapeout "test.tap" COPY "m:*.bas" TO "t:" ``` will fail with a **Destination must be path, 0:1** error. Note above the use of the **.tapeout** dot command which we will cover later on; it just allows us to substitute a *tape image* file for an actual tape. To perform the above function we will need to do the following: ``` .tapeout "test.tap" LOAD "m:hello.bas" SAVE "t:hello.bas" ``` and verify the output with **.lstap** we covered earlier: ``` .lstap "hello.tap" ``` (or alternatively not use **.tapeout** and **.lstap** at all and save onto an actual tape, in which case we'd use **VERIFY** to check if the file was actually written) There is a special version of **COPY** where the *source* file is stripped of all *control codes*, just maintaining *End-Of-Line* characters (**CR**, **LF** or the combination of both – See *Appendix A* for all Control Codes). It exists as either shortcuts **SCREEN$** and **LPRINT** in lieu of destination -or- as any *stream* that can be attached to a *channel*. The **SCREEN$** shortcut gets any file and prints it on screen while the **LPRINT** shortcut gets any file and sends it to a ZX Printer or compatible. A good way to test the functionality is to check some of the documents in **c:/docs**. For example to see the pinouts of the Next board you can type: ``` COPY "c:/docs/extra-hw/pinouts/pin*.txt" TO SCREEN$ ``` while if you do: ``` COPY "c:/docs/extra-hw/pinouts/pin*.txt" TO LPRINT ``` the file will be sent straight to the printer! **SCREEN$** and **LPRINT** are shortcuts for their respective *streams* (as you will see in the next chapter). Although there are no shortcut keywords for other *streams*, if the *destination* is set to any *stream*, **COPY**'s behaviour will be identical to what we just saw. The *dot command* equivalent for **COPY** is **.cp** and its syntax is similar with the exception of the **--force** switch which allows overwriting of files without prompt. **.cp** CANNOT currently address *+3DOS/IDEDOS drives* so it should be only used on *FAT partitions* on the SD Card. #### ERASE Files can be deleted from a drive using the **ERASE** command. Its syntax is as simple as one would imagine: **ERASE** *filespec* where *filespec* follows the same conventions as **CAT** meaning that just like **CAT**, you can use the *wildcards* **\*** and **?** to identify a group of files, or you can specify the filename in full (including optional Drive and/or User Area and Path) if you only want to get rid of one par-