COPY[/qualifier[s]] infile[s] outfile Qualifiers /BLOCKSIZE:n /[NO]CONTIGUOUS /OWN /REPLACE /DATE:dd-mmm-yy /SINCE:dd-mmm-yy /SPAN_BLOCKS /THROUGH:dd-mmm-yy /SINCE:dd-mmm-yy/THROUGH:dd-mmm-yy /TODAY /EXCLUDE:filespec The COPY command copies one or more input files to an output file. COPY does not alter the organization of the file. See HELP CONVERT for information on changing the organization of the file. Abbreviation: C 2 BLOCKSIZE COPY/BLOCKSIZE:n infile[s] outfile The /BLOCKSIZE qualifier defines the block size for magnetic tapes. This qualifier allows you to write bigger blocks onto magnetic tape, thereby saving some of the space taken by interrecord gaps. 2 CONTIGUOUS COPY/CONTIGUOUS infile[s] outfile The /CONTIGUOUS qualifier specifies that the output file created will be contiguous. 2 OWN COPY/OWN infile[s] outfile The /OWN qualifier specifies that the owning UIC of the output file corresponds to the directory into which the file is being entered. If the /OWN qualifier is not specified, the owning UIC of the output file is your UIC, regardless of the directory into which the file is being entered. This qualifier in combination with the specified protection for the file helps control access to it. 2 REPLACE COPY/REPLACE infile[s] outfile The /REPLACE qualifier specifies that the output file be superseded, if it already exists. 2 SPAN_BLOCKS COPY/[NO]SPAN_BLOCKS infile[s] outfile The /SPAN_BLOCKS qualifier specified whether records copied from disk to magnetic tape will cross block boundaries or be transfered in record mode. Normally the file is copied with records crossing block boun- daries. If /NOSPAN_BLOCKS is specified, the file is copied in record mode. 2 DATE COPY/DATE:dd-mmm-yy infile[s] outfile The /DATE qualifier specifies that you wish the COPY command to copy only files created on the given date. 2 SPAN_BLOCKS COPY/SPAN_BLOCKS infile[s] outfile Use /SPAN_BLOCKS for copying to magtapes when you do not care whether the files being copied span tape blocks. 2 SINCE COPY/SINCE:dd-mmm-yy infile[s] outfile The /SINCE qualifier specifies that you wish the COPY command to copy only files created on or after the given date. You can combine /THROUGH and /SINCE to create a range of dates. 2 THROUGH COPY/THROUGH:dd-mmm-yy infile[s] outfile The /THROUGH qualifier specifies that you wish the COPY command to copy only files created on or before the given date. You can combine /THROUGH and /SINCE to create a range of dates. 2 TODAY COPY/TODAY infile[s] outfile The /TODAY qualifier specifies that you wish the COPY command to copy only files created today. 2 EXCLUDE COPY/EXCLUDE:filespec infile[s] outfile The /EXCLUDE qualifer specifies that you wish the COPY command to exclude the named file (or files if named with wildcards) in its action.