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lifcp(1) lifcp(1)
NAME
lifcp - copy to or from LIF files
SYNOPSIS
lifcp [-T xxx][-L
xxx][-v xxx][-a][-b][
-i xxx][-r][-t] file1 file2
lifcp [-T xxx][
-L xxx][-v xxx][-a][-b][
-i xxx][-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
The space between option and argument is optional.
-T xxx 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.
-L xxx 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.
-v xxx 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 avail-
able 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.
-i xxx 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 −2to−200 (octal). Note that the "implementation" value con-
trols 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).) The
-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 trun-
cated 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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