Specify
the path of the file you are updating from, including the filename.
You cannot use wildcard characters.
drive
letter
Specify
a directory to search for outdated files. To search all mapped drives,
use the /ALL option. To search all local drives, use the /Local
option.
volume
name
Specify
an NDS Volume object. To search an NDS volume for outdated files,
enter the full Volume object name relative to your current context.
To search all mapped drives, use the /ALL option. To search all
local drives, use the /Local option.
path
\ filename
Specify
a path, including the filename, so the search does not begin at
the root.
/option
Specify
one or more options from the "WSUPDATE Options"
table.
/?
View
online help. (Other parameters are ignored.)
/VER
View the
version number of the utility and the files it uses to execute.
(Other parameters are ignored.)
WSUPDATE Options
Option
Use
to
/ALL
Search
all mapped drives. You cannot specify a drive or volume with this
option.
/C
Copy
the new file over the old one, with no backup.
/CON
Continuously
scroll the output.
/E
Erase
the existing log file. Use with the /L option.
/F=[path\file]
Specify
a file where the commands to update the workstation are stored.
(Other options are ignored.)
/LOCAL
Search
all local drives. You cannot specify a drive or volume with this
option.
/
L=[path\file]
Specify
the location and filename of a log file where WSUPDATE can store
information. (Erase the log file using /E or a DOS delete command.)
/P
Get
a prompt asking you whether to proceed. If there are no files to
be updated, this option allows you to stop the session before it
begins.
/O
Update
all files, even those flagged Read Only.
/R
Rename
the old file with an .OLD extension before copying the new file.
(Use if you update a file but want to keep a copy of the old one.)
/S
Specify
a search for outdated files in all subdirectories of the destination
path.
Using WSUPDATE
WSUPDATE compares the date and time
of the source and destination files. If the source file is more
current, WSUPDATE updates the destination file.
WSUPDATE can be run from a batch file. In that case,
you may want to use options such as File (F) and Proceed (P).
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