CMD copy command

Question

how can I copy all .png files in my current directory to a folder in my current directory called "src"?

I tried this code:

copy .*.png /src

and it didn't work for me.

Jonathan Kaufman · Answer 1 · 2011-04-27 14:04:13Z

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remove the forward slash so

copy *.png src

answered Apr 27 '11 at 14:04

Jonathan Kaufman

We have a winner! – Linker3000 Apr 27 '11 at 19:27

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Leons · Answer 2 · 2011-04-27 14:05:50Z

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You had an extra period in the source, try this :

copy *.png /src

answered Apr 27 '11 at 14:05

Leons

..and that states src is off the root and not a local subfolder - remove the slash. – Linker3000 Apr 27 '11 at 19:25

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John K. · Answer 3 · 2011-04-27 14:06:12Z

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If the src subdirectory exists...try

copy *.png .\src\*.png

answered Apr 27 '11 at 14:06

John K.

	Way overcomplicated – Linker3000 Apr 27 '11 at 19:26
	... but nonetheless correct where other answers placed the target directory in the root directory, and also not prone, as other answers are, to silently doing something quite different to what the questioner desired whenever there's no directory named "src". – JdeBP May 16 '11 at 11:44

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