Understanding Disk Files You can also use wildcards in certain file copying and deleting operations. To Copy a Disk File The FCOPY command allows you to: l Copy files from one disk or subdirectory to another. l Change the name of a file while copying the file (useful for making backup copies of a file). The command: FCOPY new_file = old_file ↵ will make a copy of old_file, name the copy new_file, and place it in the same subdirectory as old_file. The command: FCOPY my_file.v2 = a:my_file.v2 ↵ will make a copy of my_file.v2 from the A drive and place it in the current subdirectory with the name my_file.v2. For details on setting the current directory, see The Current Directory on page 42.
The FCOPY command can be used for copying a few files. However, if you are copying many files, the ACE File Explorer should be used. For more details, see the topic File Explorer in the ACE User's Guide . To Rename a Disk File To change a file name without changing its location, use the FRENAME command. The command: FRENAME new_name = old_name ↵ will change the name of disk file "old_name" to "new_name". Note that any disk or directory specification must be included in the specification of "new_name", not in "old_name". To Delete a Disk File Disk files that are no longer used or needed should be deleted from the disk. This recovers space on the disk for other files.
If you are copying or storing files to a disk and get a "disk full" message, the only way to continue with the copy or store operation is to delete some files from the disk (or specify a different disk device). The FDELETE command removes files from the disk. NOTE: After a disk file has been deleted, it cannot be recovered. To delete a single file, enter the command: FDELETE old_file ↵ eV+Operating System User's Guide, v2.x, 18320-000 Rev A Page 38