COPY-DEVICE

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@COPY-DEVICE <destination device name>, [<unit>,] [<'F' or 'R'>,] <source device name>, [<unit>,] [<'F' or 'R'>]

Copy all pages from the source (mass storage) device to the destination device.

<destination device name>
destination - the name of the mass storage device controller on which the device unit is connected. See Norsk Data Document ND–60.128.01 SINTRAN III REFERENCE MANUAL Appendix F for legal names.
<unit>
the unit number. Only to be specified if SINTRAN III is generated with multiple units. Unit number starts at 0 (octal, default = 0).
<'F' or 'R'>
F = a fixed cartridge disk pack. R = a removable cartridge disk pack. Otherwise, the parameter is not used.
<source device name>
source - the name of the mass storage device controller on which the device unit is connected. See Norsk Data Document ND–60.128.01 SINTRAN III REFERENCE MANUAL Appendix F for legal names.
<unit>
the unit number. Only to be specified if SINTRAN III is generated with multiple units. Unit number starts at 0 (octal, default = 0).
<'F' or 'R'>
F = a fixed cartridge disk pack. R = a removable cartridge disk pack. Otherwise, the parameter is not used.

Rules:

  1. Permitted only for user SYSTEM.
  2. Valid only for devices which can contain directories
  3. A directory may exist on the source device.
  4. Destination device must not be entered (@ENTER-DIRECTORY).
  5. Copying between 10 MB disks takes approximately 4 minutes.

Example:

@COPY-DEVICE DISC-66MB-2, DISC-66MB-1

Copy all pages from one device to the other.

Related commands

@COPY-DIRECTORY

References

Norsk Data Document ND–60.128.01 SINTRAN III REFERENCE MANUAL (printed June 1980), pages 1-4, 1-38, 1-39

Norsk Data Document ND–60.174.Q01 SINTRAN III QUICK REFERENCE CARD