Function Entry: DOS_COPY

`dos<sub>copy</sub>`

BricsCAD DOSLib Function

(dos_copy sourceFileSpec destFileSpec)

Arguments are described in the vendor page; see Source Notes.

This function copies one or more source files to a target file resp. to a target folder; the source file specification may contain wildcard characters like "*" and "?". sourceFileSpec : (string) specifies an existing file (no wildcards used), or declares a file mask when using wildcards destFileSpec : (string) specifies the target file, if sourceFileSpec also specifies an existing file -OR- it specifies a folder to copy all source files to, if sourceFileSpec Returns T on success or NIL on any failure. Examples : T T T T (dos_copy "J:\FileDoesNotExist.txt" "J:\Test\") NIL Note 1 : any existing target file will be overwritten ! Note 2 : missing target folder(s) will be automatically created Note 3 : when specifying a target folder, the string must end with "\" or "" character to clearly declare it to be a folder ! Note 4 : both "\" and "" path separators are allowed on all platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac; they will be adjusted automatically)

Vendor-defined; see Source Notes.

• AutoCAD 2026: not documented.
• BricsCAD V26: documented.
• Status: BricsCAD-only.

• [dos_copy (BricsCAD V26 DevRef)](https://developer.bricsys.com/bricscad/help/en_US/V26/DevRef/source/dos_copy.htm)
• Status: documented (Phase 3 follow-up: body filled from the BricsCAD V26 per-symbol page on 2026-04-26).