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VMS Help EXCHANGE, COPY, Description *Conan The Librarian |
COPY transfers a file or files from an input volume to an output
volume.
You can create multiple output files by specifying multiple input
files. When multiple output files are created, the corresponding
field from each input file is used in the output file name.
If you do not specify a version number for Files-11 output, COPY
applies a version number as follows:
o The same version number as that of the input file, if the
input volume structure supports version numbers and no file
exists with the same name and type
o A version number that is one greater than the highest version
number of an existing file with the same file name and file
type
o Version 1, if neither of the above applies
If you use an asterisk (*) wildcard character to specify the
output file version number, COPY uses the version numbers of the
associated input files (if any) as the version numbers of the
output files.
Note that ANSI-formatted magnetic tapes do not handle version
numbers in the same manner as disks.
EXCHANGE might reformat files during the copy operation. The
defaults for reformatting are dependent on the record and volume
format qualifiers that are attached to both the input and output
file specifications, as well as the type fields of the file
specifications.
The COPY command does not copy a file with the SYS type unless
you specify the /SYSTEM qualifier. EXCHANGE displays a message if
it passes over one or more SYS files during a copy operation.
EXCHANGE does not copy files with the type BAD if the file
specification contains wildcards. EXCHANGE does not display a
message when it passes over one or more BAD files during a copy
operation. Therefore, to copy a file with the type BAD, specify
the file name explicitly instead of using wildcards.
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