Apple Xsan 2 - Manual (Page 150)

150 Appendix C Use command-line tools
Option Description
-l Copy the targets of symbolic links, not the links.
-n Do not apply the command to subfolders.
-p prefix Only copy files with names that start with the
specified prefix.
prefix – characters to match with the
beginning of the file name
-s Allocate on storage pool block boundaries.
-t Specify the number of copy threads.
-v Report all information about the file copied.
-x Retain original file permissions in the copy.
-y Retain ownership and group information in
the copy. This works only if the root user is
performing the copy.
-z Retain original modification times in the copy.
Examples
Copy the file friday to /datasets/data1/july/:
$ cvcp friday /datasets/data1/july
Copy the folder /data1/ and all subfolders to /datasets/data1/, retaining all permissions
and ownerships and displaying files as they are copied:
$ cvcp -vxy data1 /datasets/data1
Perform a similar copy as above, but only copy files with names that begin “jul”:
$ cvcp -vxy -p jul data1 /datasets/data1/july
Check or repair a volume (cvfsck)
Use the cvfsck command to check or repair an Xsan volume.
$ sudo cvfsck [options] volume
Parameter Description
options See “cvfsck command options” below.
volume The name of the volume to check or repair.