Software Distributor Administration Guide (March 2009)

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These action buttons are available:
Done returns you to the Software Selection Window. You can then begin another
copy or exit the GUI (FileExit).
Product Summary display copy and product information (name, revision, copy
results, copy summary, product description).
Logfile displays the logfile.
4.2.3 Using the swcopy Command Line
swcopy Syntax
swcopy [XToolkit_Options] [-i] [-p] [-v] [-C session_file]
[-f software_file] [-Q date] [-s source] [-S session_file]
[-t target_file][-x option=value] [-X option_file]
[software_selections] [@ target_selections]
Options and Operands
XToolkit_Options X window options for the GUI. See “XToolkit Options
and Changing Display Fonts ” (page 46).
-i
Run the GUI program. See “Using the swcopy GUI”
(page 113).
-p
Preview a copy task from the command line by running
it through the Analysis Phase and then exiting.
-v Turn on verbose output to stdout and display all
activity to the screen.
-C session_file
Run the command and save the current option and
operand values to a session_file for re-use in another
session. See “Session Files” (page 51).
-f software_file
Read a list of software selections from a separate file
instead of (or in addition to) the command line. See
“Software Files” (page 49).
-Q date
Schedules a job for the given date when remote
operations are enabled. See “Scheduling Jobs from the
Command Line” (page 148) and Chapter 7: “Remote
Operations Overview” (page 151)
-s source
Use the software source specified by source instead of
the default, /var/spool/sw. The syntax is: [host:]-
[/directory]
host may be a host name, domain name, or internet
address (for example, 15.1.48.23). directory is an
absolute path.
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