MPUT Command

HSI Version:

All

Purpose:

Saves or replaces a file (same as PUT command), with interactive prompting for each specified path. If the HPSS file does not exist, a new file is created; if the HPSS file exists, it is overwritten.

Aliases:  

Command Format: 

mput[] [-A "string"] [-B | -b] [-h] [-n] [-P | -p] 
       [-R | -r] [-t] [-U | -u]  path ...

Options:

-A : annotation string for HPSS file (type "annotate ?"for more details)

-B | -b : backup option. Renames existing HPSS file by appending "~"

-h : symlink option. If specified, create symlink in HPSS if local symlink. If not set, reads through local symlinks when copying files to HPSS

-n days : only put files modified within last "days" number of day

-P | -p : preserve timestamp. Attempts to copy local file's timestamp to HPSS file

-R | r : recursively store directories

-t : "re-put" option. Restart a previously failed operation, using the size of the HPSS file as the starting point.

-U | -u : update option. Only copy file to HPSS if local file timestamp is newer

Keywords:

BACKUP DIRn

Usage Notes:

Interactive prompting can be toggled with the PROMPT command.

Example:

 

Related Command(s):

CPUT, GET