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XCOPY /? Shows Incorrect Date Format

Article ID: 127180

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006


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When you run XCOPY /? it shows /D:M-D-Y as an optional switch. If you use the M-D-Y syntax with the /D switch, the following error message appears:
The syntax of the command is incorrect.


The correct format for XCOPY /D is:

   xcopy /d:m/d/y
		


Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt 1.51 date change

Keywords: KB127180