Copies a file to the same or a different disk
Implemented by: cbmv4, cbmv7, cbmv3.5, colordisk, spectrum, msxdisk, Gambas
With variations: Simons1, zx81
Also written as:
COPY allowed MS-DOS-style drive letters for physical or logical disks. In systems with a single disk drive, A: and B: would cause various prompts for disk swapping. If drive letters were ommited, COPY would create a file with a different name in the same disk.
'COPY A:LETTER.TXT B:LETTER.TXT'
'COPY LETTER.TXT LETTER.BKP'