NAME

bifcp − copy to or from BIF files

SYNOPSIS

bifcp file1 file2
bifcp file1 [file2 ...] directory

DESCRIPTION

bifcp is intended to mimic cp(1).

A BIF file name is recognized by the embedded colon (:) delimiter (see bif(4) for BIF file naming conventions). 

bifcp copies a BIF or HP-UX file to a BIF or HP-UX file, or list of files ( HP-UX or BIF) to a directory.  The last name on the argument list is the destination file or directory. 

The file name − (dash) is interpreted to mean standard input or standard output, depending on its position in the argument list. 

RETURNS

bifcp returns exit code 0 if the file is copied successfully.  Otherwise it prints a diagnostic and returns non-zero. 

EXAMPLES

Copy the HP-UX file abc to the BIF file x/y/z on HP-UX device /dev/rdsk/1s0:

bifcp abc /dev/rdsk/1s0:x/y/z

Copy BIF file /backup/log on /dev/rdsk/1s0 to HP-UX file logcopy in the current directory:

bifcp /dev/rdsk/1s0:/backup/log logcopy

Copy BIF file archive on HP-UX device /dev/dsk/2s5 to standard output:

bifcp /dev/dsk/2s5:archive -

The following example copies the BIF files /a, /b,and /c to the HP-UX directory /users/dave:

sdfcp /dev/rdsk/2s3:/a /dev/rdsk/2s3:/b /dev/rdsk/2s3:/c /users/dave

cat(1) can be used to concatenate BIF files using bifcp in a shell script:

if [ $# -lt 1 ]
then
echo "Usage: bifcat file ..."
exit 1
fi
for i in $*
do
bifcp $i -
done

WARNINGS

Note that the media should not be mounted before using bifcp.

The − (standard input/output) notation does not work in some situations. 

AUTHOR

bifcp was developed by HP. 

SEE ALSO

bif(4), cp(1). 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 8.05: June 1991