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lifcp(1)							      lifcp(1)

NAME
       lifcp - copy to or from LIF files

SYNOPSIS
       xxx] xxx] xxx] xxx] file1 file2

       xxx] xxx] xxx] xxx] [file1 file2 ...]  directory

DESCRIPTION
       copies  a  LIF file to an HP-UX file, an HP-UX file to a LIF file, or a
       LIF file to another LIF file.  It also copies  a	 list  of  (HP-UX/LIF)
       files  to  a (LIF/HP-UX) directory.  The last name on the argument list
       is the destination file or directory.

   Options
       The space between option and argument is optional.

	      Used only when copying files to a LIF volume.
			This option forces the file type of the LIF  directory
			entry  to  be set to the argument given.  The argument
			can be decimal, octal or hex, using standard  C	 nota‐
			tion.

	      Used only when copying files to a LIF
			volume.	  This	option will set the "last volume flag"
			to xxx (0 or 1).  The default "last volume flag" is

	      Used only when copying files to a LIF
			volume.	 This option sets the "volume number" to  xxx.
			The default "volume number" is one.

	      This option forces a ASCII
			mode  of  copying  regardless  of the file type.  When
			copying in ASCII mode from HP-UX to  LIF  the  default
			file  type  is	BINARY (1).  (For details on available
			modes of copying refer to lif(4)).  This option has no
			effect when copying from LIF to LIF.

	      This option forces a BINARY
			mode  of  copying  regardless  of the file type.  When
			copying in BINARY mode from HP-UX to LIF  the  default
			file  type  is BINARY (-2).  (For details on available
			modes of copying refer to lif(4)).  This option has no
			effect when copying from LIF to LIF.

	      Used only when copying files to a LIF
			volume.	  This	option sets the "implementation" field
			of the LIF directory entry to the argument given.  The
			argument  value	 can  be  decimal, octal or hex, using
			standard C notation.  The "implementation"  field  can
			only  be  set for file types -2001 to -100000 (octal).
			The "implementation" field is  set  to	zero  for  all
			interchange  file  types and for file types -2 to -200
			(octal).  Note that the	 "implementation"  value  con‐
			trols  the  attributes	of the LIF file with regard to
			protection and record sizes.  or can be used to deter‐
			mine the "implementation" value of a file.

	      Forces RAW mode copying regardless of file type.
			When copying in RAW mode from HP-UX to LIF the default
			file type  is  BIN  (-23951).	option	overrides  the
			default	 file  type.   (various	 modes	of copying are
			explained in lif(4).)  The option has no effect in LIF
			to LIF copy operations.

	      causes HP-UX file names to be translated to a name acceptable by
	      a
			LIF utility; that is, all lowercase letters  are  con‐
			verted	to  uppercase  and all other characters except
			numerics are changed to an  underscore	If  the	 HP-UX
			file  name  starts  with a nonletter, the file name is
			preceded by the capital letter Thus, for  example,  if
			two  files named colon and semicolon were copied, both
			of them would be translated to File  names  are	 trun‐
			cated  to  a maximum of 10 characters.	When copying a
			LIF file to an HP-UX  or  LIF  file,  has  no  effect.
			Omitting  causes  an  error  to	 be  generated	if  an
			improper name is used.

       The default copying modes when copying from LIF to HP-UX are summarized
       in the following table:
			│
	      File Type │ Default Copying Mode
	      ──────────┼──────────────────────
	      ASCII	│ ASCII
	      BINARY	│ BINARY
	      BIN	│ RAW
	      other	│ RAW

       When  copying  from HP-UX to LIF, the default copying mode is ASCII and
       an ASCII file is created.

       When copying from LIF to LIF, if no options are specified, then all the
       LIF  directory  fields  and file contents are duplicated from source to
       destination.

       A LIF file name is recognized by	 the  embedded	colon  delimiter  (see
       lif(4) for LIF file naming conventions).	 A LIF directory is recognized
       by a trailing colon.  If an HP-UX file name containing a colon is used,
       the  colon  must	 be  escaped  with two backslash characters (the shell
       removes one of them).

       The file name (dash) is interpreted to mean standard input or  standard
       output,	depending  on its position in the argument list.  This is par‐
       ticularly useful if the data requires  nonstandard  translation.	  When
       copying	from  standard	input, if no other name can be found, the name
       "STDIN" is used.

       LIF file naming conventions are known only to the LIF utilities.	 Since
       file name expansion is done by the shell, this mechanism cannot be used
       for expanding LIF file names.

       Do not mount the special file while using

DIAGNOSTICS
       returns exit code 0 if the file is copied successfully.	 Otherwise  it
       prints a diagnostic and returns nonzero.

EXAMPLES
       Copy  HP-UX  file  to LIF file on LIF volume which is actually an HP-UX
       file initialized to be a LIF volume:

       Copy all the HP-UX files in the current directory  to  the  LIF	volume
       which is present in the parent directory.  File names are translated to
       appropriate LIF file names.

       Copy all the HP-UX object files in the current  directory  to  the  LIF
       volume  lifvol.	 Copying  mode	is  RAW	 and LIF file types are set to
       -5555.

       Copy all the object files in the current directory to  the  LIF	volume
       Copying mode is BINARY and LIF BINARY files are created.

       Copy  a	BDAT  file, without a password, from a BASIC WorkStation to an
       HP-UX  LIF  volume  Note	 that  controls	 protection  and  record  size
       attributes.  The file type for a BDAT file is -5791 (or 0xffffe961) and
       its record size is 256 bytes per record.

       Copy all files in the current directory to the LIF volume in the direc‐
       tory.  Copying mode is RAW and LIF file types are set to BIN.

       Copy file to LIF file in

       Copy files and to LIF files and within

       Copy LIF file within to file within current directory.

       Copy standard input to LIF file on LIF volume

       Copy LIF file in to LIF file on

       Copy the output of pr to the LIF file

       Copy  the  output  of pr to the LIF volume LIF file is created since no
       file names are specified.

       Copy LIF file in to standard output.

       Copy all files in current directory to LIF files of the	same  name  on
       LIF  volume (may cause errors if file names in the current directory do
       not obey LIF naming conventions!).

DEPENDENCIES
   Series 700/800
       The following option is also supported:

	      forces each file copied in to begin on an
			nnn × 1024-byte boundary from  the  beginning  of  the
			volume.	 This is useful when files are used for Series
			700/800 boot media.  This option has  no  effect  when
			copying from a LIF volume.

AUTHOR
       was developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company.

SEE ALSO
       lifinit(1), lifls(1), lifrename(1), lifrm(1), lif(4).

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