replace Command Examples

Replace files. See also: robocopy, move, copy, and del. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/replace.

• Replace the destination file with the one from the source directory:

replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}}

• Add files to the destination directory instead of replacing existing files:

replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /a

• Interactively copy multiple files, with a prompt before replacing or adding a destination file:

replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /p

• Replace even read only files:

replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /r

• Wait for you to insert a disk before it replaces files (originally to allow inserting a floppy disk):

replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /w

• Replace all files in subdirectories of the destination:

replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /s

• Replace only files in the destination directory which are older than the files in the source directory:

replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /u

• Display help:

replace /?