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xrdcp-old(1)

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NAME

xrdcp-old - copy files

SYNOPSIS

xrdcp-old [options] source destination
options: [--cksum args] [--debug lvl] [--coerce] [--force]
[--help] [--license] [--nopbar] [--posc] [--proxy ipaddr:port]
[--recursive] [--retry time] [--server] [--silent]
[--sources num] [--streams num] [--tpc] [--verbose]
[--version] [--xrate rate]
legacy options: [-adler] [-DSparm string] [-DIparm number]
[-md5] [-np] [-ODcgi] [-OScgi] [-x]

DESCRIPTION

This tool is DEPRECATED. It is what used to be xrdcp prior to xrootd 4.0.0 release. Please use xrdcp instead.

The xrdcp-old utility copies one or more files from one location to another. The data source and destination may be a local or remote file or directory. Additionally, the data source may also reside on multiple servers.

OPTIONS

{-C | --cksum} type[:{value|print}]

obtains the checksum of type (i.e. adler32, crc32, or md5) from the source, computes the checksum at the destination, and verifies that they are the same. If a value is specified, it is used as the source checksum. When print is specified, the checksum at the destination is printed but is not verified.

{-d | --debug} lvl
debug level: 1 (low), 2 (medium), 3 (high)

{-F | --coerce}
ignores locking semantics on the destination file. This option may lead to file corruption if not properly used.

{-f | --force}
re-creates a file if it is already present.

{-h | --help}
displays usage information.

{-H | --license}
displays license terms and conditions.

{-N | --nopbar}
does not display the progress bar.

{-P | --posc}
requests POSC (persist-on-successful-close) processing to create a new file. Files are automatically deleted should they not be successfully closed.

{-D | --proxy} proxyaddr:proxyport
use proxyaddr:proxyport as a SOCKS4 proxy. Only numerical addresses are supported.

{-r | --recursive}
recursively copy all files starting at the given source directory. This option is only supported for local files.

--server
runs as if in a server environment. Used only for server-side third party copy support.

{-s | --silent}
neither produces summary information nor displays the progress bar.

{-y | --sources} num
uses up to num sources to copy the file.

{-S | --streams} num
uses num additional parallel streams to do the transfer. The maximum value is 15. The default is 0 (i.e., use only the main stream).

--tpc
copies the file from remote server to remote server using third-party-copy protocol (i.e., data flows from server to server). The source and destination servers must support third party copies. Additional security restrictions may apply and may cause the copy to fail if they cannot be satisfied.

{-v | --verbose}
displays summary output.

{-V | -version}
displays version information and immediately exits.

{-X | --xrate} rate
limits the copy speed to the specified rate. The rate may be qualified with the letter k, m, or g to indicate kilo, mega, or giga bytes, respectively. The option only applies when the source or destination is local.

LEGACY OPTIONS

Legacy options are provided for backward compatability. These are now deprecated and should be avoided.
--adler

equivalent to "--cksum adler32:print".

-DIpname numberval
set the internal parameter pname with the numeric value numberval.

-DSpname stringval
set the internal parameter pname with the string value stringval.

-md5
equivalent to "--cksum md5:print".

-np
equivalent to "--nopbar".

-ODcgi
add cgi information cgi to any destination xrootd URL. You should specify the opaque information directly on the destination URL.

-OScgi
add cgi information cgi to any source xrootd URL.

-x
equivalent to "--sources 12".

OPERANDS

source

a local file, a local directory name suffixed by /, or an xrootd URL in the form of
xroot://[user@]host[:port]/absolutepath
The absolutepath can be a directory.

destination
a dash (i.e. -) indicating stanard out, a local file, a local directory name suffixed by /, or an xrootd URL in the form
xroot://[user@]host[:port]/absolutepath
The absolutepath can be a directory.

EXAMPLES (GENERIC)

local file upload:

$ xrdcp-old /tmp/myfile xroot://foo.bar.com//data/myfile
remote file download:

$ xrdcp-old xroot://foo.bar.com//data/myfile /tmp/myfile
remote-remote copy:

$ xrdcp-old xroot://foo.bar.com//data/myfile1 xroot://foo.bar.com//data/myfile2


EXAMPLES (CASTOR)

local file upload to a Castor instance using a specific service class and stager:

$ xrdcp-old /tmp/myfile root://<stagerhost>.cern.ch//castor/cern.ch/data/myfile -ODstagerHost=$STAGE_HOST&svcClass=$STAGE_SVCCLASS
[ you need to escape the '&' in the shell ]
remote file download from a Castor instance using a specific stager:

$ xrdcp-old /tmp/myfile root://<stagerhost>.cern.ch//castor/cern.ch/data/myfile -OSstagerHost=$STAGE_HOST
client-proxy copy to-/from- a Castor instance:

$ xrdcp-old
root://<stagerA>.cern.ch//castor/cern.ch/data/stagerA/myfile -OSstagerHost=<stagerA>
root://<stagerB>.cern.ch//castor/cern.ch/data/stagerB/myfile -ODstagerHost=<stagerA>
[ you cannot copy between stagers using the same logical filename in the castor namespace! ]

NOTES

Documentation for all components associated with xrdcp-old can be found at http://xrootd.org/docs.html

DIAGNOSTICS

Errors yield an error message and a non-zero exit status.

LICENSE

License terms can be displayed by typing "xrootd -H".

SUPPORT LEVEL

The xrdcp command is supported by the xrootd collaboration. Contact information can be found at
http://xrootd.org/contact.html

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