Combining files at a dos prompt?

skiba · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:12

Hey, I just downloaded the Solaris 10 DVD but it comes in 5 pieces which are combined to create the .iso Problem is I can't find the page that tells you how to combine them, I remember it was at a comman prompt and you just type this command followed by the 5 file names and it creates the image. I have unzipped them and am left with 5 files without file extensions, just labelled a b c d and e, can anyone remember the command!?

leezer3 · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:15

Totally standard copy command

COPY file1 + file2 ==> file3
So in other words:

Code:

copy file1 file2 file3

Would combine file1 & file2 into file3 in the same directory. AFAIK relative paths work as well.

-Leezer-

skiba · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:19

legend, knew it was something simple

skiba · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:21

hmm, it's telling me the syntax is incorrect.

copy a b c d e

HangTime · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:28

skiba said:
hmm, it's telling me the syntax is incorrect.

copy a b c d e

copy a+b+c+d+e complete.iso

skiba · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:37

thanks, i've got that far but it returns me a file only 28kb in size :/
weird...

rpstewart · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:40

If it's a binary file you're trying to concatenate then you'll need a /b switch in the command.

copy a+b+c+d+e /b complete.iso

skiba · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:50

thank you, you have just ruined my weekend

The_Official · 5 Aug 2006 at 10:08

Have you done it? as you are ment to run the exe file which will create a DVD ISO image which is what I did.

skiba · 5 Aug 2006 at 10:39

I didn't get an .exe, I did it after using the binary swtich and then this morning found the page I was looking for...don't know why I couldn't find it last night. Decided to use Solaris 8 anyway if I can get it installed on VMware :/

http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/download_instruction.xml