man hpcopy (Commandes) - copy files from an HFS+ volume

NAME

hpcopy - copy files from an HFS+ volume

SYNOPSIS

hpcopy [-m | -b | -t | -r | -a ] source-path ... target-path

Description

hpcopy copies files and directories from an HFS+ volume. If multiple files are to be copied, the target path must be a directory.

Since Macintosh files contain two forks, which are not representably in Unix file systems, copies use one of several translation modes:

-m
Mac Binary II is a format for binary file transfer. Both forks of the Macintosh file are preserved. This is the recommended mode for transferring arbitrary Macintosh files.
-b
BinHex also preserves both forks of the Macintosh file. In addition, the encoded file contains only ASCII characters, making it suitable for electronic mail transmission.
-t
Text copies only the data fork of the Macintosh file, while the contents of the resource fork are lost. In addition, this mode translates end-of-line characters. This translation should be used for text files.
-r
Raw Data copies only the data fork of the Macintosh file, while the contents of the resource fork are lost.
-a
Automatic mode applies a set of predefined heuristics to determine the appropriate translation. This is the default if no mode is specified.

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Author

This manual page was written by Jens Schmalzing <jensen@debian.org> for Debian GNU/Linux using the manual page by Klaus Halfmann <halfmann@libra.de> that comes with the source code and documentation from the Tech Info Library.