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ecaccess-file-copy

ECACCESS-FILE-COPY(1p)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				    ECACCESS-FILE-COPY(1p)

NAME

       ecaccess-file-copy - Copy an ECaccess File

SYNOPSIS

       ecaccess-file-copy -version|-help|-manual

       ecaccess-file-copy [-debug] [-erase] source-ecaccess-file target-ecaccess-file

DESCRIPTION

       Copy the source-ecaccess-file to the target-ecaccess-file.

       The source-ecaccess-file and target-ecaccess-file are in the form [domain:][/user-id/]path. Please read the "Shell commands -> File
       Management" section of the "ecaccess" guide for more information on the ECaccess File System.

ARGUMENTS

       source-ecaccess-file
	       The source ECaccess File name for the copy.

       target-ecaccess-file
	       the target ECaccess File name for the copy.

OPTIONS

       -erase  Delete the source file once the copy has completed successfully. By default the source file is not deleted.

       -version
	       Display version number and exits.

       -help   Print a brief help message and exits.

       -manual Prints the manual page and exits.

       -debug  Display the SOAP messages exchanged.

EXAMPLES

       ecaccess-file-copy ec:bin/a.out c1a:/c1a/tmp/systems/xyz/a.out

       Copy the a.out File in the ECFS bin directory of the authenticated user to the "/c1a/tmp/systems/xyz" directory on c1a.

SEE ALSO

       ecaccess-file-delete, ecaccess-file-get, ecaccess-file-mget, ecaccess-file-modtime, ecaccess-file-mput, ecaccess-file-rmdir, ecaccess-file-
       chmod, ecaccess-file-dir, ecaccess-file-mdelete, ecaccess-file-mkdir, ecaccess-file-move, ecaccess-file-put, ecaccess-file-size and
       ecaccess.

perl v5.14.2							    2012-04-16						    ECACCESS-FILE-COPY(1p)

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