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Tingo: /* Related commands */ fixed an error from the SINTRAN III Reference Manual: it is @COPY-USERS-FILES, not @COPY-USER-FILES.)

2013-07-16T21:04:56Z

Related commands: fixed an error from the SINTRAN III Reference Manual: it is @COPY-USERS-FILES, not @COPY-USER-FILES.)

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	@[[COPY]]		@[[COPY]]

	@[[COPY-~~USER~~-FILES]]		@[[COPY-USERS-FILES]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{ND-doc\|60.128.01}} (printed June 1980), page 1-40		{{ND-doc\|60.128.01}} (printed June 1980), page 1-40

Tingo: expanded text with info from SINTRAN III Reference manual

2013-07-16T21:04:10Z

expanded text with info from SINTRAN III Reference manual

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	@COPY-FILE <destination> <source>		@COPY-FILE <destination file>, <source file>
	Copies data between peripheral units and files.		Copies data between peripheral units and files.

	The command reads pages of 1K words from <source> file and writes on the <destination> file. <destination> may be a new file to be created by enclosing the name in double quotation marks. Data is completely code-independent and the copy operation continues until all pages has been copied from a file or until time-out is received from a peripheral unit.		Copies data from a source to a destination file. The file is copied page by page if both files are mass storage files. The command reads pages of 1K words from <source> file and writes on the <destination> file. <destination> may be a new file to be created by enclosing the name in double quotation marks. Data is completely code-independent and the copy operation continues until all pages has been copied from a file or until time-out is received from a peripheral unit.

	~~Default [[NORD_File_System#File_Types\|file type]] for files is :SYMB~~.

	This command may also be used to copy to or from peripherals.		This command may also be used to copy to or from peripherals.

	This command will also correctly copy files with holes.		This command will also correctly copy files with holes.
			; <destination file> : a file to which data is copied. It may be any type of file (default type = DATA).
			; <source file> : a file from which data is copied (default type = SYMB).

			Rules:
			#Permitted for all users.
			#If the <destination file> is a peripheral file and the mass storage <source file> is an indexed file with a hole, the copying will stop at the hole and an error message is produced ("no such page").
			#If both files are mass storage files, the file is copied including the hole.
			#All pages allocated to the <source file> are copied, except if there are zero bytes in the file.
			#If the <destination file> does not exist, quotes may be used to create the file. The file will then be indexed.
	== Related commands ==		== Related commands ==
	@[[COPY]]		@[[COPY]]

			@[[COPY-USER-FILES]]
	== References ==		== References ==
			{{ND-doc\|60.128.01}} (printed June 1980), page 1-40

	{{ND-doc\|60.050.06}} section 3.4.4		{{ND-doc\|60.050.06}} section 3.4.4

	{{ND-doc\|60.174.Q01}}		{{ND-doc\|60.174.Q01}}
	[[Category:Background Commands]]		[[Category:Background Commands]]

Tingo: created page for the COPY-FILE command

2012-08-22T17:41:48Z

created page for the COPY-FILE command

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@COPY-FILE <destination> <source>
Copies data between peripheral units and files.

The command reads pages of 1K words from <source> file and writes on the <destination> file. <destination> may be a new file to be created by enclosing the name in double quotation marks. Data is completely code-independent and the copy operation continues until all pages has been copied from a file or until time-out is received from a peripheral unit.

Default [[NORD_File_System#File_Types|file type]] for files is :SYMB.

This command may also be used to copy to or from peripherals.

This command will also correctly copy files with holes.
== Related commands ==
@[[COPY]]
== References ==
{{ND-doc|60.050.06}} section 3.4.4

{{ND-doc|60.174.Q01}}
[[Category:Background Commands]]