VCP(1)VCP(1)NAME
VCP - Copy files in a curses interface
SYNOPSIS
options [-vdpVmhtu] [-I | -i | -f | -n] [-R [-P | -H | -L]]
[-b bytes]
vcp [options] src dest
vcp [options] src1 src2 .. destdir
vcp [options -m] src dest1 dest2 ..
DESCRIPTIONvcp copies files and directories in a curses interface, with text only
output available. its options and output are similar to BSD's cp while
adding some new features.
It provides information on:
- files copied and left to copy
- data written and total data size
- data being written every second
- two status bars, one showing current file status, the other total
status
(except with 1 file, both show current), and percentage
when output is sent to the console:
- a status bar
- size copied and speed
The config file (vcp.conf.sample) supports a few options,
- color
- screen state
- default flags
- read bufer size
vcp checks the following files in order:
1. /usr/local/etc/vcp.conf
2. ~/.vcp
options are overwritten as they are read.
OPTIONS-R Copies directories (if the destination is a directory) with the
destination as the subtree, symbolic links are re-created and
will not be indirected through, hard links are copied as seper‐
ate files. Attempts to create special files instead of copying
them.
-P Needs -R. No symbolic links are followed. Default.
-H Needs -R. Follows symbolic links on the command line. Other sym‐
bolic links are not followed.
-L Needs -R. All symbolic links are followed.
-f Exisiting files will be overwritten and re-created, without
reguarding the permission.
-n No existing files are overwritten.
-i User is asked whether to overwrite a file or not when an exist‐
ing file is found. If the first input character is a y or Y the
file is overwritten. The default (Enter key) does not overwrite
the file.
-I Same as -i, except the default (Enter key) is to overwrite the
file.
-v Verbose messages are printed.
-t Text only output, a curses interface is not invoked and output
is sent to the console.
-d Delayed copying, les CPU and read/write, this will take longer.
-p Attempts to copy files with as much information from the origi‐
nal as possible, access time, flags, file modes, user IDs and
group IDs. This is restricted if you do not have permission.
User and group IDs are handled similar to cp.
-m Multi-output copy, copies one source to all the destinations.
-b Sets the read buffer size in bytes, default is 204800
-V Prints version and exits.
-u Files present with newer time stamp and same size are not
copied.
-h Prints detailed usage and exits.
FILES
/usr/local/etc/vcp.conf - global
$HOME/.vcp - user
SEE ALSOcp(1)BUGS
Special files, without -R, are not handled the way cp(1) does.
NOTES
website: http://members.iinet.net.au/~lynx/vcp
AUTHORS
Daniel Bryan <sisko@bsdmail.com>
Jeremi Krzyzanski <albino@onomato.net> - polish translation
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