HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)

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lifcp(1) lifcp(1)
NAME
lifcp - copy to or from LIF files
SYNOPSIS
lifcp [ -Txxx ][-Lxxx ][-vxxx ][-a][-b ][-i xxx ][-r ][-t ] file1 file2
lifcp [ -Txxx ][-Lxxx ][-vxxx ][-a][-b ][-ixxx ][-r ][-t ][file1 file2 ... ] directory
DESCRIPTION
lifcp copies a LIF file to an HP-UX file, an HP-UX file to a LIF file, or a LIF file to another LIF file. It also
copies a list of (HP-UX/LIF) files to a (LIF/HP-UX) directory. The last name on the argument list is the
destination file or directory.
Options can be used singly or combined in any order before the file names. The space between option and
argument is optional.
-Txxx Used only when copying files to a LIF volume. This option forces the file type of the LIF
directory entry to be set to the argument given. The argument can be decimal, octal or
hex, using standard "C" notation.
-Lxxx Used only when copying files to a LIF volume. This option will set the "last volume flag"
to xxx (0 or 1). The default "last volume flag" is 1.
-vxxx Used only when copying files to a LIF volume. This option sets the "volume number" to
xxx. The default "volume number" is one.
-a This option forces a ASCII mode of copying regardless of the file type. When copying in
ASCII mode from HP-UX to LIF the default file type is BINARY (1). (For details on
available modes of copying refer to lif(4)). This option has no effect when copying from
LIF to LIF.
-b This option forces a BINARY mode of copying regardless of the file type. When copying
in BINARY mode from HP-UX to LIF the default file type is BINARY (-2). (For details
on available modes of copying refer to lif(4)). This option has no effect when copying from
LIF to LIF.
-ixxx Used only when copying files to a LIF volume. This option sets the "implementation" field
of the LIF directory entry to the argument given. The argument value can be decimal,
octal or hex, using standard "C" notation. The "implementation" field can only be set for
file types -2001 to -100000 (octal). The "implementation" field is set to zero for all inter-
change file types and for file types -2 to -200 (octal). Note that the "implementation"
value controls the attributes of the LIF file with regard to protection and record sizes.
lifls -l or lifls -i can be used to determine the "implementation" value of a file.
-r Forces RAW mode copying regardless of file type. When copying in RAW mode from HP-
UX to LIF the default file type is BIN (-23951). -T option overrides the default file type.
(various modes of copying are explained in lif(4).) -r option has no effect in LIF to LIF
copy operations.
-t causes HP-UX file names to be translated to a name acceptable by a LIF utility; that is,
all lowercase letters are converted to uppercase and all other characters except numerics
are changed to an underscore (_). If the HP-UX file name starts with a nonletter, the file
name is preceded by the capital letter X. Thus, for example, if two files named colon (:)
and semicolon (;), were copied, both of them would be translated to X_. File names are
truncated to a maximum of 10 characters. When copying a LIF file to an HP-UX or LIF
file, -t has no effect. Omitting -t causes an error to be generated if an improper name is
used.
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