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Enter a command. For example: chrome, cuninst, choco source.

replace

Replace files. See also: robocopy, move, copy, and del. More information: https://docs.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}}
   
• Add files to the destination directory instead of replacing existing files:
   
  replace {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/destination}} /a
   
• Interactively copy multiple files, with a prompt before replacing or adding a destination file:
   
  replace {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/destination}} /p
   
• Replace even read only files:
   
  replace {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/destination}} /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}} /w
   
• Replace all files in subdirectories of the destination:
   
  replace {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/destination}} /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}} /u
   
• Display detailed usage information:
   
  replace /?