chirp_put(1)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

*chirp_put [options] *

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 to a remote file given

OPTIONS

-a --auth Require this authentication mode.
-d --debug Enable debugging for this subsystem.
-b --block-size Set transfer buffer size. (default is 65536 bytes).
-f, --follow Follow input file like tail -f.
-i --tickets Comma-delimited list of tickets to use for authentication.
-t --timeout 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