How to overwrite existing files in batch?

Question

The following command copies and moves a file but I also need it to overwrite the file it\'s replacing.

xcopy /s c:\\mmyinbox\\test.doc C:\\myoutbox

Answer 1

Here's what worked for me to copy and overwrite a file from B:\ to Z:\ drive in a batch script.

echo F| XCOPY B:\utils\MyFile.txt Z:\Backup\CopyFile.txt /Y

The "/Y" parameter at the end overwrites the destination file, if it exists.