# wincopy command

The wincopy command is a modified version of the
 copy command that copies items between D3 and the Windows file
 system.

## Syntax

```

WINCOPY {filename} {item.list} {(options}

TO:{(filename} {item.list}
```

## Parameter(s)

| filename | Specifies the name of the D3 file or a Windows directory path. | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| item.list | Specifies a list of items to copy. | |
| * | Specifies that all items in the file or directory path should be copied. | |
| options | L | Specifies lowercase item names on destination. |
| U | Specifies uppercase item names on destination. | |
| O | Specifies overwrite existing items on destination. | |

## Description

The wincopy command allows items in a D3 file to be copied to a Windows
 directory or to copy files from a Windows directory to a D3 file.

 Attribute marks in the D3 data are converted to Windows end-of-line markers (crlf) when
 copying to Windows and Windows end-of-line markers (crlf) are converted to attribute marks when
 copying from Windows to D3.

## Example(s)

**Example 1**

 The following example copies the items a, b, and c from the D3 file
 myfile to the Windows directory c:\temp as files a,
 b, and c as long as files a, b, and c do not already exist.

```
wincopy myfile a b c
to:(c:\temp
```

 **Example 2**

 The following example copies items a, b, and c from the D3 file myfile to
 the Windows c:\temp directory as files A, B, and C, overwriting any
 existing file.
```
wincopy myfile a b c (uo
to:(c:\temp
```

## See also

- [copy command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/copy-command/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/tcl/wincopy-command-2/ - part of the D3Codex reference.