chirp_put(1)

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

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