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Commands Reference, Volume 2
Copies to and from
diskettes.
flcopy [ -f Device
] [ -h | -r ] [ -t Number ]
The flcopy command
copies a diskette (opened as /dev/rfd0) to a file named
floppy created in the current directory, then prints the
message: Change floppy, hit return when done. The
flcopy command then copies the floppy file to the
diskette. You can specify the -f, -h,
-r, or -tNumber flag to modify the behavior
of the flcopy command.
Note: You
cannot use the flcopy command to copy data from one diskette to
another diskette of different size.
| -f Device
| Allows you to specify a drive other than /dev/rfd0.
|
| -h
| Causes the flcopy command to open the floppy file
in the current directory and copy it to /dev/rfd0.
|
| -r
| Tells the flcopy command to exit after copying the diskette to
the floppy file in the current directory.
|
| -t Number
| Causes only the specified Number of tracks to be
copied. The tracks copied always begin with the first tracks on the
diskette.
|
This command returns the following
exit values:
| 0
| Successful completion.
|
| >0
| An error occurred.
|
- To copy /dev/rfd1
to the floppy file in the current directory, enter:
flcopy -f/dev/rfd1 -r
- To copy the first 100 tracks
of the diskette, enter:
flcopy -f/dev/rfd1 -t100
| /usr/sbin/flcopy
| Contains the flcopy command.
|
The format or fdformat command.
The fd special file.
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