NAME
parrot_cp - a replacement for FCcpFT that provides higher performance when dealing with remote files via FCparrot_runFT.
SYNOPSIS
FCparrot_cp [options] ... sources ... <dest>FT
DESCRIPTION
FCparrot_cpFT is a drop-in replacement for the Unix FCcpFT command. It provides better performance when copying files to or from remote storage systems by taking advantage of whole-file transfer rather than copying files block-by-block.
OPTIONS
- -f,--force
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Forcibly remove target before copying.
- -i,--interactive
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Interactive mode: ask before overwriting.
- -r
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Same as -R
- -R,--recursive
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Recursively copy directories.
- -s,--symlinks
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Make symbolic links instead of copying files.
- -l,--hardlinks
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)Make hard links instead of copying files.
- -u,--update-only
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Update mode: Copy only if source is newer than target.
- -v,--version
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Verbose mode: Show names of files copied.
- -h,--help
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Help: Show these options.
EXIT STATUS
On success, returns zero. On failure, returns non-zero.
EXAMPLES
To use parrot_cp you can either call the code directly:
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% parrot_run tcsh % parrot_cp /tmp/mydata /chirp/server.nd.edu/joe/data % exit
or alias calls to FCcpFT with calls to FCparrot_cpFT:
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% parrot_run bash % alias cp parrot_cp % cp -r /chirp/server.nd.edu/joe /tmp/joe % exit
COPYRIGHT
The Cooperative Computing Tools are Copyright (C) 2022 The University of Notre Dame. This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License. See the file COPYING for details.
SEE ALSO
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Cooperative Computing Tools Documentation
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Parrot User Manual