chirp_put(1)

copy a single file from local machine to a Chirp server

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Description

chirp_put

NAME

chirp_put - copy a single file from local machine to a Chirp server

SYNOPSIS

chirp_put [options] <localfile> <hostname[:port]> <remotefile>

DESCRIPTION

chirp_put is a tool for copying a single file from local storage to a Chirp server.

chirp_put is a quick and simple way to copy a single local file <localfile> to a remote file given <hostname[:port]> <path>

OPTIONS

-a, --auth=<flag>

Require this authentication mode.

-d, --debug=<flag>

Enable debugging for this subsystem.

-b, --block-size=<size>

Set transfer buffer size. (default is 65536 bytes).

-f, --follow

Follow input file like tail -f.

-i, --tickets=<files>

Comma-delimited list of tickets to use for authentication.

-t, --timeout=<time>

Timeout for failure. (default is 3600s)

-v, --version

Show program version.

-h, --help

Show help text.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

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CHIRP_CLIENT_TICKETS Comma delimited list of tickets to authenticate with (same as -i).

EXIT STATUS

On success, returns zero. On failure, returns non-zero.

EXAMPLES

To copy a single local file using chirp_put:

% chirp_put /tmp/mydata.dat server1.somewhere.edu /mydata/mydata.dat

When copying big data files that take longer than 3600s to copy, using chirp_put with option -t time to make sure chirp_put have enough time to finish:

% chirp_put -t 36000 /tmp/mybigdata.dat server1.somewhere.edu /mydata/mybigdata.dat