I run a batch program (Windows 10 usually; could be earlier maybe)   
   which uses XCOPY (I cannot use COPY, as XCOPY's /D is needed).   
      
   I use   
     FOR /F "eol=; tokens=1*" %%J IN ... (   
       ...   
       XCOPY /D /Y %%J  %unto%%%J %%K | FIND /v " File(s) copied"   
       )   
      
   After various enhancements, it now sometimes asks whether the   
   name on the destination should be a file or a directory, but   
   without the (F = file, D = directory)? - I expect the FIND /v   
   eats that.   
      
   Is there a good way to eliminate that question, and choose   
   file every time?  Nothing shown by FIND /? seems suitable,   
   but ICBW.  I can answer it "blind", but that's not nice.   
      
   This is an example of what I mean, I think :-   
       Prompt>xcopy pascal.htm e:fred.kk   
       Does E:fred.kk specify a file name   
       or directory name on the target   
       (F = file, D = directory)?   
      
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