but Xcopy does not have a way to exclude ... I need it to look for files such as ".lck" files and not copy them
Hm. According to the documentation:
/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...
Specifies a list of files containing strings. Each stri
+ng
should be in a separate line in the files. When any of
+the
strings match any part of the absolute path of the file
+to be
copied, that file will be excluded from being copied. F
+or
example, specifying a string like \obj\ or >>>.obj<<< wi
+ll exclude
all files underneath the directory obj or >>>all files w
+ith the
.obj extension<<< respectively.
suggests that you've misread the documentation and that:
"xcopy /E /I /F /R /exclude:.lck <source> <destination>"
should do exactly what you are asking for.
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