Copies a message to another folder without deleting it from the current folder. If the specified folder does not exist, it is created. If you want to copy a message to a sequential file (outside of Mail) instead of to a mail file, use the EXTRACT command. If you decide (after entering the COPY command, pressing Return, and supplying a folder name at the prompt, but before pressing Return again) that you do not want to copy the message, press Ctrl/C. Ctrl/C aborts the operation and keeps you within Mail. Format COPY foldername [file-spec]
1 – Parameters
foldername Indicates the name of the folder to which the message is to be copied. If the specified folder does not exist (and you have not entered the qualifier /NOCONFIRM), Mail asks if you want to create it. If you respond with Y, Mail creates the new folder. If you specify /NOCONFIRM, Mail creates the folder and displays the message: %MAIL-I-NEWFOLDER, folder foldername created A folder name can be 1 to 39 characters in length. Valid characters for folder names are alphanumeric characters, dollar signs ($), and underscores (_). If your folder name contains lowercase letters, spaces, or special characters, the folder name must be enclosed in quotation marks (" "). file-spec Indicates the name of the mail file to which the message is copied. If the specified mail file does not exist, Mail creates it. If you do not specify the /NOCONFIRM qualifier, Mail asks if you want to create the file, but creates the folder automatically. If you omit the file name, Mail copies the message to the specified folder in the current file.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /ALL
Indicates that all of the currently selected messages are to be copied to another folder, file, or both. Select a folder by entering the SELECT command followed by the name of the folder. See the SELECT command for more information. If the /ALL qualifier is omitted, only the current message is copied.
2.2 /CONFIRM
/CONFIRM /NOCONFIRM Determines whether Mail prompts you to create a new folder or file. The default qualifier is /CONFIRM.
3 – Examples
1.MAIL> 2 MAIL> COPY _Folder: MEMOS _File: <RETURN> MAIL> This example shows how to put a copy of a mail message into another folder (MEMOS) in the default mail file. If folder MEMOS does not exist, you receive the following message: Folder MEMOS does not exist. Do you want to create it (Y/N, default is N)? Y %MAIL-I-NEWFOLDER, folder MEMOS created.