Q127180: XCOPY /? Shows Incorrect Date Format

Article: Q127180
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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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

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