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diff --git a/pkg/system/doc/copy.hlp b/pkg/system/doc/copy.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9c58566d --- /dev/null +++ b/pkg/system/doc/copy.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +.help copy Nov84 system +.ih +NAME +copy -- copy a file, or a set of files to a directory +.ih +USAGE +copy input output +.ih +PARAMETERS +.ls input +The input file or list of files to be copied. +.le +.ls output +The (new) output file when copying one file to another, or the destination +directory when copying a set of files. +.le +.ls verbose = no +If set to "yes", a line of the type " from -> to " is printed on the +terminal for each file copied to a directory. This parameter is not +used when copying one file to another. +.le +.ih +DESCRIPTION +Copy makes a copy of a single file, or it copies a set of files to a different +directory. +.ih +EXAMPLES + +1. Copy all files in the current directory with extension ".x" to the +directory "home$src". As each copy is made, the user is informed. + + cl> copy *.x home$src ver+ + +2. Make a copy "fred.BAK" of the file "fred". + + cl> copy fred fred.BAK + +3. Copy the "graphcap" file from the remote node "lyra" to the current node, +without changing the name of the file. Note that "." is a synonym for the +current directory. + + cl> copy lyra!dev$graphcap . + +.ih +SEE ALSO +concatenate, movefiles +.endhelp |