copy /w /p prompts for deletion, but ...

[ChrisZ16]

I synchronize from my PC "one way" to my NAS:

[D:\Temp]copy /[!*.wbk] /u /w /p /s /v /l /e d:\winword h:\winword

If there are files to delete in the target directory, TCC asks:

Delete H:\winword\Text\* (Y/N/A/R)? Y
Deleting H:\winword\Text\xxx.pdf
Delete H:\winword\Text\* (Y/N/A/R)? Y
Deleting H:\winword\Text\yyy.txt
Delete H:\winword\Text\* (Y/N/A/R)? Y
Deleting H:\winword\Text\zzz.pdf
(...)

The deletions are correct, but I cannot see the file to be deleted in advance, only when it's gone already. Is that how /w together with /p is supposed to work?

 

[rconn]

WAD - in COPY , /P prompts for the source name. With /W, the source is the directory name, not an individual file name.

 

[fpefpe]

would the /n switch work here to get a preview?

 

[rconn]

would the /n switch work here to get a preview?

Yes.