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From: <richard AT stardate DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: Simple copy problem
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:22:29 -0700
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> Whenever I type 'copy con' and then the file into the prompt it does not
> display the information contained in the file, and therefore no matter what
> text was inside it, it just copies a blank file.


Try:

type foo.c

or

copy foo.c con

copy con is for copying what you type in at the consul to the file you 
specified.

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