
				  DIXCOPY.EXE

			   Franck UBERTO - 93/11/18
				Grenoble - FRANCE
				   email : uberto@esrf.fr


 DIXCOPY is a replacement for DOS diskcopy. It permits to copy a diskette 
without swapping between source and target ... It uses XMS, EMS, disk (hard or 
ram disk) in this order of priority and if there's enough space. I made it 
efficient and easy to use.
 To get help for running it, just type : DIXCOPY /?.

 Options (number and path) are entered in any order. Number is 1 by default (if
not specified). Path is necessary if disk is used and you want to force the 
location of the temporary file (if you have a ramdisk for example). If path is 
not specified, or invalid, and disk is used then DIXCOPY searches for TEMP or 
TMP variable, if they don't exist then it parses disks and uses the root of the
first one with enough space.
 DIXCOPY detects if target diskette has the good format (it stops like diskcopy
if not) and formats it if necessary.

 Well, now for the good news : you can use and distribute these file, it's 
freeware.

 So ENJOY ...


 * Examples

 dixcopy b:
	One copy of floppy in drive b:. Space for "disk image" is searched in 
	XMS then EMS and finally in 'TEMP' or 'TMP' directory. If neither is 
	large enough (or valid) then the root of first hard disk with 
	sufficient room is used.

 dixcopy b: 2
	Same operation but 2 copies.

 dixcopy a: g:\foo
	If not enough space in XMS or EMS and path 'g:\foo' exists, then it is 
	used for "disk image". This is (very) useful if g:\foo is on a ramdisk,
	otherwise let DIXCOPY do the work ...

 dixcopy a: g:\foo 2 (or  dixcopy a: 2 g:\foo)
	same operation but 2 copies.

 * History

	v1.0 (May 92)	Initial version. Only disk support.
	v1.1 (June 92)	Adds XMS and EMS support.
	v1.2 (Aug. 92)	Corrects some bugs.
	v2.0 (Oct. 93)	Adds extended formats (820k, 1.72M, ...)
