Q218438: COPY Command Doesn’t Work Correctly with More Than 255 Files

Article: Q218438
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): msdos
Last Modified: 23-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 2.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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When copying more than 255 files to another directory, COPY reports the wrong
number of files copied, with the 255th file not copied.

CAUSE
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This is a problem with COMMAND.COM.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 2.11.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : msdos 
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS211
Version           : MS-DOS:2.11
Issue type        : kbprb

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