DISKCP(C)                XENIX System V                 DISKCP(C)



     Name
          diskcp, diskcmp - Copies or compares floppy disks.

     Syntax
          diskcp [ -f ] [ -d ] [ -s ] [ -96 ]
          diskcmp [ -d ] [ -s ] [ -96 ]

     Description
          These commands provide easy copying of a source floppy disk.
          dd(C) is used to make an image of the source floppy (the one
          you wish to copy).  On machines with one floppy drive diskcp
          temporarily transfers the image to the hard disk until a
          blank ``target'' floppy is inserted into the floppy drive.
          On machines with two floppy drives dd immediately places the
          image of the source floppy directly on the target floppy.

          The options are:

          -f   Format the target floppy disk before the image is
               copied.

          -d   The computer has dual floppy drives. diskcp copies the
               image directly onto the target floppy.

          -s   Uses sum(C) to compare the contents of the source and
               target floppies; gives an error message if the two do
               not match.

          -96  Instructs diskcp and diskcmp to process 96tpi floppies.
               The default (no flag) is 48tpi.

          diskcmp functions similarly to diskcp.  It compares the
          contents of one floppy disk with the contents of a second
          floppy disk using the cmp utility.

     Examples
          To make a copy of a floppy, place the source floppy in the
          drive and type:

               diskcp

          When diskcp is finished copying to the hard disk, it prompts
          you to insert the target floppy in the drive.  If you
          specify the -f flag when you invoke diskcp , the program
          formats the target floppy.  When
          the copy is finished, diskcp prompts if you would like to
          make another copy of the same source disk.  If you enter
          `n', it prompts if you would like to copy another source
          disk.

          Specify the -d flag on the command line if you have two
          floppy drives:



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               diskcp -d

     Notes
          If diskcp encounters a write error while copying the source
          image to the target disk, it formats the disk and tries to
          write the source image again.  This happens most often when
          an unformatted floppy is used and the -f flag is not
          specified.

     Files
          /usr/bin/diskcp
          /usr/bin/diskcmp
          /tmp/disk$$

     See Also
          cmp(C), dd(C), sum(C)







































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