MS-DOS copy from the visual studio external tools

Question

I'm trying to execute the copy command from the visual studio external tools, but I'm getting an error saying that the command is unknown.

How should i set the path for the copy command? as i know it's operation system command and not executable file.

Thanks

Answer 1

The copy command is a built-in, not an external program. You could use cmd.exe /c copy (args) to execute it. Alternately, xcopy is an external program (xcopy.exe).