The robocopy documentation for the option /it is simply “Includes ‘tweaked’ files”. What does “tweaked” mean?
The robocopy documentation for the option /xl is simply “Excludes ‘lonely’ files and directories”. What does “lonely” mean?
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"Tweaked":
"Lonely":
"Extra" (the other one that isn't explained well):
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"Tweaked", "Lonely", and "Extra" refer to RoboCopy "Classes" of files. For each directory processed RoboCopy constructs a list of files matching the Include Filespecs, in both the source and destination directories. The program then cross-references these lists, seeing which files exist where, comparing file times and sizes where possible, and places each selected file in one of the following classes:
By default, Lonely files (and directories) are always copied, unless /XL switch is used. Changed, Newer and Older files will be considered to be candidates for copying (subject to further filtering described below), Same files will be skipped (not copied), and Extra and Mismatched files (and directories) will simply be reported in the output log. Normally, Tweaked files are neither identified nor copied – they are usually identified as Same files by default. Only when switch /IT is used will the distinction between Same and Tweaked files be made, and only then will Tweaked files be copied. Use the following switches to override this default behaviour:
I found documentation for RoboCopy versions XP010 (Windows XP) and 1.70. If I find documentation for versions XP026 or XP027 (Windows 7), I will link to them here. Edit (danpritts) - They don't specify the version number of robocopy but here are (less detailed) Windows 7/8/2008/2012 robocopy Docs |
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