Software Distributor Administrator Guide (September 2010)

These action buttons are available:
• Done returns you to the Software Selection Window. You can then begin another
copy or exit the GUI (File→Exit).
• 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 115).
-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 52).
-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 150) and Chapter 7: “Remote
Operations Overview” (page 153)
-s source
Use the software source specified by source instead of
the default, /var/spool/sw. The syntax is: [host][:]-
[/directory] | [./relative_path] |
[../relative_path]
host may be a host name, domain name, or internet
address (for example, 15.1.48.23). directory is an
absolute path. To specify a relative_path when no
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