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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T13:52:17+00:00 2026-05-25T13:52:17+00:00

In windows batch I would do xcopy source_spec target_spec /d/u/r/y /d : more recent

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In windows batch I would do

xcopy source_spec target_spec /d/u/r/y

/d : more recent
/u : only those that exist in target
/r : ignore the read only flag
/y : don't prompt for overwrite

What’s the simplest using the powershell copy-item/copy cmdlet equivalent.

And to the wags – yes I know I can do xcopy in powershell 🙂

so in powershell I do:

cmd /c xcopy source_spec target_spec /d/u/r/y
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    2026-05-25T13:52:17+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 1:52 pm

    No there is no straightforward equivalent without writing few lines of script. Use xcopy or robocopy.

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