---
name: "copy-index"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "framerd"
version: "2.4.1-1.1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/copy-index"
---

# copy-index(1)

copies the contents of one file or network index to another

## NAME

copy-index - copies the contents of one file or network index to another

## SYNOPSIS

**copy-index** *index1 index2* **\[** *chunk-size* **\] \[** *min* **\] \[** *max* **\]**

*index1* and  *index2* are either index filenames or server specifications (as specified in [**dtcall**(1)](/dtcall/1.md) ).  The remaining arguments are all integers.

## DESCRIPTION

**copy-index** reads key-value assocations from *index1* and copies them to  *index2* removing all entries with fewer than *min* values or greater than *max* values.  It reads  *chunk-size* keys at a time which can be selected on the basis of available memory.

## OPTIONS

No options

## DIAGNOSTICS

The program reports an error if the provided index specs are invalid.

## BUGS

No known bugs.

## Revision Info

**$Id: copy-index.1,v 1.2 2002/07/10 00:13:11 haase Exp $**

## AUTHOR

Ken Haase \< kh@beingmeta.com \>

## SEE ALSO

**framerd**(7)