NAME

       gfal-copy - Copy files

SYNOPSIS

       gfal-copy [ OPTION ]...  SOURCE DEST1 [ DEST2 ]...

DESCRIPTION

       gfal-copy  Copies  files  from  source  to  destination(s).  If  several  destinations are
       specified, the file will be copy in a chain: src -> dst1, dst1 -> dst2, ... If used in  an
       interactive  console,  transfer  information  will be giving during the copy, which varies
       depending on the available information. This command can be used to upload local files  to
       remote file systems and to register files in the file catalog (see examples).

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              show help about the command.

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit.

       -v, --verbose
              verbose mode. Repeat up to 3 times for the most verbose mode.

       -D, --definition DEFINITION
              define   properties   for   gfal2.   Definitions   have   the   following   syntax:
              "CONFIG_GROUP:KEY=VALUE"

       -t, --timeout TIMEOUT
              global timeout for the execution of the command. Command  is  interrupted  if  time
              expires  before  it  finishes.  Note:  A grace period of 30 seconds is given to the
              global timeout.

       -E, --cert CERT
              user certificate. (This option takes effect only after X509_USER_PROXY  environment
              variable and default /tmp/x509up_u`id -u` location cannot provide a certificate)

       --key KEY
              user private key.

       -4     forces Gfal2 to use IPv4 addresses only. (Option valid only for GridFTP protocol)

       -6     forces Gfal2 to use IPv6 addresses only. (Option valid only for GridFTP protocol)

       -C, --client-info CLIENT_INFO
              provide custom client-side information.

       --log-file LOG_FILE
              write Gfal2 library logs to the given file location.

       -f, --force
              if destination file(s) cannot be overwritten, delete it and try again.

       -p, --parent
              if the destination directory does not exist, create it,

       -n, --nbstreams NBSTREAMS
              specify the maximum number of parallel streams to use for the copy.

       --tcp-buffersize TCP_BUFFERSIZE
              specify the TCP buffersize.

       -s, --src-spacetoken SRC_SPACETOKEN
              source spacetoken to use for the transfer.

       -S, --dst-spacetoken DST_SPACETOKEN
              destination spacetoken to use for the transfer.

       -T, --transfer-timeout TRANSFER_TIMEOUT
              timeout  for the transfer operation. This timeout is enforced by each plugin, so it
              applies to the transfer  operation  only.  Ensure  it  is  equal  or  smaller  than
              "--timeout" setting.

       -K, --checksum CHECKSUM
              checksum algorithm to use, or algorithm:value.

       --from-file FROM_FILE
              read sources from a file.

       --copy-mode COPY_MODE
              select the TPC copy mode: 'pull', 'push' or 'streamed'. (Option valid only for HTTP
              protocol)

       --just-copy
              just do the copy and skip any preparation (i.e. checksum, overwrite,  stats  etc.).
              Warning: use of this switch is incompatible with the presence of directories in the
              argument list.

       --no-delegation
              disable TPC with proxy delegation.

       -r, --recursive
              copy directories recursively.

       --abort-on-failure
              abort the whole copy as soon as one failure is encountered.

       --dry-run
              print what would have happened without any actual change.

EXAMPLES

       Copy a file to srm://endpoint.cern.ch/path/group, preferring a protocol  as  specified  in
       the configuration file:
              gfal-copy file:///etc/group srm://endpoint.cern.ch/path/

       You can specify directly a protocol, if you know that it is supported by the end point:
              gfal-copy file:///tmp/test gsiftp://endpoint.cern.ch/path/test

       Do a chained copy:
              gfal-copy file:///tmp/test gsiftp://endpoint.cern.ch/path/test file:///tmp/test2

       Registration of a file in the LFC:
              gfal-copy    file:///tmp/source    gsiftp://endpoint.cern.ch/path/test   lfc://lfc-
              host.cern.ch/lfn

FILES

       /etc/gfal2.d/*
              All configuration files in this directory affect the  behavior  of  the  underlying
              gfal2, in particular, the default choice of transfer protocols.

AUTHORS

       Duarte Meneses <duarte.meneses@cern.ch>
       Adrien Devresse <adrien.devresse@cern.ch>
       Alejandro Alvarez Ayllon <alejandro.alvarez.ayllon@cern.ch>
       Andrea Manzi <andrea.manzi@cern.ch>
       Mihai Patrascoiu <mihai.patrascoiu@cern.ch>
       Joao Lopes <joao.pedro.batista.lopes@cern.ch>

SEE ALSO

       gfal-cat(1), gfal-chmod(1), gfal-copy(1), gfal-ls(1), gfal-mkdir(1), gfal-rename(1), gfal-
       rm(1),  gfal-save(1),  gfal-stat(1),  gfal-sum(1),  gfal-token(1),  gfal-xattr(1),   gfal-
       evict(1), gfal-bringonline(1), gfal-archivepoll(1)