DPM-REPLICATE(1)					    DPM Administrator Commands						  DPM-REPLICATE(1)

NAME

       dpm-replicate - replicate a file given the SURL or the PFN

SYNOPSIS

       dpm-replicate [ --f_type file_type ] [ --space_token s_token ] [ --lifetime file_lifetime ] [ --help ] file

DESCRIPTION

       dpm-replicate replicates a file given the SURL or the PFN.

       file_type
	      indicates the type of file desired for the new replica. It can be V (for Volatile), D (for Durable) or P (for Permanent).

       file_lifetime
	      specifies  the requested file lifetime of the new replica relative to the current time.  It can be "Inf" (for infinite) or expressed
	      in years (suffix 'y'), months (suffix 'm'), days (suffix 'd'), hours  (suffix  'h')  or  seconds	(no  suffix).	If  specified  the
	      file_type and file_lifetime must be compatible.

       s_token
	      specifies that the new replica should be allocated within a space identified by the given token.

EXAMPLE

	    dpm-replicate --f_type P /dpm/cern.ch/home/dteam/afile

	    dpm-replicate --f_type V lxb1921.cern.ch:/storage/dteam/2005-12-14/afile.38215.0

EXIT STATUS

       This program returns 0 if the operation was successful or >0 if the operation failed.

SEE ALSO

       dpm(1), dpm_get(3), dpm_put(3)

LCG
							   $Date: 2008/08/27 12:43:28 $ 					  DPM-REPLICATE(1)