FTAM/9000 User's Guide

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Using Command-Line FTAM
Copying Files with fcp
Copying Files with fcp
The fcp command can transfer a remote file to the local host, or a local
file to a remote host. From your local host, you can also use fcp to copy
files between two remote hosts, or make a local copy.
About fcp
The fcp command is patterned after rcp, a Berkeley service that copies
files between UNIX hosts on a network. With fcp, you can create a copy
(either local or remote) of an existing file (either local or remote). When
fcp completes a copy operation, your local host redisplays its prompt.
When you work with remote files, the working directory for fcp on the
remote host is a default directory that depends on the remote FTAM
implementation. For HP-UX FTAM responders, it is your remote home
directory.
Using fcp
The syntax for the fcp command is as follows:
fcp source_file [-X | -z source_access ] dest_file [-X | -z
dest_access ]
The source_file is the file to be copied, and dest_file is the destination to
which the file is to be copied. If you are familiar with the HP-UX cp
command, you will notice the similarity. However, for fcp, the source and
destination files can be either local or remote.
The options manage file protection. The -X option gives you exclusive
access to the file during the copy. The -z option can be used to satisfy
more stringent file protection requirements. File protection is the subject
of Chapter 5, “FTAM File Protection.”
NOTE Whether a file is local or remote depends on how you specify the file
name. See “Specifying File and Directory Names” earlier in this chapter.