MPE/iX System Utilities Reference Manual (32650-90882)

Chapter 8 111
FCOPY
Operation
;TO [={ * }]
[={<
empty >}]
The value that you assign to TO can be either the name of the output file (
tofile ), an
asterisk (
* ), or nothing at all (< empty >). An asterisk backreferences a file named in a file
equation. Leaving TO empty lets you copy files to the $STDLIST device.
The example below describes an output file name
outfile for an FCOPY command.
;TO=
outfile
FCOPY Functions
In addition to specifying input and output files in an FCOPY command, you also describe
the FCOPY functions that you want to perform. Each function has its own syntax and
guidelines for its use. The NEW function, for example, lets you create a new disk file. An
example of an FCOPY command using the NEW function is:
FCOPY
>FROM=
oldfile ;TO= newfile ;NEW
The table below lists FCOPY functions and their descriptions in alphabetical order.
Table 8-1. FCOPY Functions
Function Description
BCDICIN Translates from BCDIC to ASCII.
BCDICOUT Translates from ASCII to BCDIC.
CCTL Designates the first character of each record as a carriage control character
in the "to" file.
CHAR Displays the contents of a file as ASCII characters.
CLEAR Displays the contents of a file as character codes.
COMPARE Compares two files.
DEBLOCK Deblocks blocked records.
EBCDICIN Translates from EBCDIC to ASCII.
EBCDICOUT Translates from ASCII to EBCDIC.
EBCDIKIN Translates from ECDIC to JIS.
EBCDIKOUT Translates from JIS to EBCDIK.
FILES Copies multiple file from tape.
HEX Displays the contents of a file in hexadecimal form.
HEXO Displays the contents of a file in hexadecimal form, and the sequential
record number in octal form.
IGNERR Bypasses and reports magnetic tape errors.
KANA Displays the contents of a file as JIS character symbols.