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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 interchange file types and for file types -2 to -200 (octal). Note that the "imple-
mentation" 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 numer-
ics 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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