COPY transfers a file or files from an input volume to an output volume. You can create multiple output files by specifying multiple input files. When multiple output files are created, the corresponding field from each input file is used in the output file name. If you do not specify a version number for Files-11 output, COPY applies a version number as follows: o The same version number as that of the input file, if the input volume structure supports version numbers and no file exists with the same name and type o A version number that is one greater than the highest version number of an existing file with the same file name and file type o Version 1, if neither of the above applies If you use an asterisk (*) wildcard character to specify the output file version number, COPY uses the version numbers of the associated input files (if any) as the version numbers of the output files. Note that ANSI-formatted magnetic tapes do not handle version numbers in the same manner as disks. EXCHANGE might reformat files during the copy operation. The defaults for reformatting are dependent on the record and volume format qualifiers that are attached to both the input and output file specifications, as well as the type fields of the file specifications. The COPY command does not copy a file with the SYS type unless you specify the /SYSTEM qualifier. EXCHANGE displays a message if it passes over one or more SYS files during a copy operation. EXCHANGE does not copy files with the type BAD if the file specification contains wildcards. EXCHANGE does not display a message when it passes over one or more BAD files during a copy operation. Therefore, to copy a file with the type BAD, specify the file name explicitly instead of using wildcards.