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diff --git a/misc/gcp/README b/misc/gcp/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..586ba2ae4bca3 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/gcp/README @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +gcp is a file copy tool, freely inspired from cp, but with a few high-level +functionalities such as: + +* transfer progression indication +* continuous copying on error (skip to next file) +* copy status logging: gcp logs all its actions so that it is possible to + know which files have been successfuly copied +* name mangling to handle target filesystem limitations (for example + deletion of incompatible characters "*" or "?" on FAT) +* forced copy serialization: process all copy requests sequentially in + order to avoid useless moves of the hard disk head +* transfer lists management: you can save a list of files you copied and + copy them again later from that list (useful for example when copying + several times the same tracks to multiple friends) +* command-line interface similar to that of cp + +This requires distribute, and progressbar is a recommended optional runtime +dependency, or you will not get the progression indication. |