Syntax: /[NO]STAGE Use /STAGE to withhold committing changes in the CDD until the entire copy is completed. Use /NOSTAGE to make changes in the CDD as each dictionary directory, subdictionary, or object is copied. Using /STAGE assures that no changes remain in the dictionary if a command is interrupted. However, with /STAGE, execution time increases exponentially with the number of directories, subdictionaries, and objects copied. With /NOSTAGE, execution time increases linearly with the number of directories, subdictionaries, or objects copied. However, if you interrupt an unstaged COPY command, some of the changes remain in the dictionary. The default is /NOSTAGE.