How to use xcopy with relative paths?

Question

I've tried to use xcopy using relative paths and have had no luck.

I opened a command prompt as administrator. CD'd to my base directory where I want to xcopy a valid file from one location to another.

Steps:

cd c:\javascript_stuff\test\
xcopy "./editor/www/editor.js" "./rails/public/javascripts/editor.js"

I am prompted with,

Does ./rails/public/javascripts/editor.js specify a file name or directory name 
on the target (F = file, D = directory)?

No matter what I do I get 0 File(s) copied. I've tried numerous permutations of the xcopy switch's with no luck.

To confirm, the source file c:\javascript_stuff\test\editor\www\editor.js and the target directory c:\javascript_stuff\test\rails\public both exist.

I was hoping to add this to a build script so the path should stay relative to the directory the command is executed in.

Any thoughts?

Ensure you are using backslash and not forward slash as in your example. — Thell, Oct 05 '12 at 18:02
I'll put it in an answer so this can be closed out appropriately. — Thell, Oct 05 '12 at 19:56

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '12 at 19:56

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Ensure you are using backslash and not forward slash as in your example.

answered Oct 05 '12 at 19:56

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