hpcopy

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hpcopy

copy files from an HFS+ volume

          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.

## See also

hfsplus(7), hpmount(1), hpls(1), hpcd(1), hprm(1), hpmkdir(1), hppwd(1), hpumount(1), hpfsck(1).

## Author

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