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Frequently Asked Questions About Using HPSS at SDSC

  1. Q:How do I access HPSS?
  2. Q:How do I terminate an interactive HPSS session?
  3. Q:How do I save a new file in HPSS?
  4. Q:How do I replace an existing file in HPSS?
  5. Q:How do I retrieve a file from HPSS?
  6. Q:How do I delete a file from HPSS?
  7. Q:How do I list my HPSS files?
  8. Q:How do I change the name of an HPSS file?
  9. Q:How do I create a subdirectory?
  10. Q:How do I delete a subdirectory?
  11. Q:How do I share my HPSS files with other users?
  12. Q:How do I store/retrieve multiple files?
Q:
A: 		How do I access HPSS?
Enter
hsi

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Q:
A: 		How do I terminate an interactive HPSS session?
Enter
hsi quit or bye

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Q:
A:		 How do I save a new file in HPSS?
Enter
put filename
to save filename in your HPSS home directory. Enter
put filename a/ filename
to save filename in your HPSS subdirectory a.
Note that the put command will overwrite an existing HPSS file of the same name.

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Q:
A:		 How do I replace an existing file in HPSS?
Enter
put filename
to update filename in your HPSS home directory. Enter
put filename a/filename
to update filename in your HPSS subdirectory a.

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Q:
A:		 How do I retrieve a file from HPSS?
Enter
get filename
to retrieve filename from your HPSS home directory. Enter
cd a, get filename
to retrieve filename from subdirectory a. top

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Q:
A:		 How do I delete a file from HPSS?
Enter
delete filename
to delete filename from your HPSS home directory. Enter
delete a/filename
to delete filename from subdirectory a.

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Q:
A:		 How do I list my HPSS files?
Enter
ls
to list files in your current HPSS working directory.
Enter
ls a
to list files in subdirectory a.

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Q:
A:		 How do I change the name of an HPSS file?
Enter
rename oldname newname
to change oldname to newname.

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Q:
A:		 How do I create a subdirectory?
Enter
mkdir subdir-name
to add subdir-name to your current working directory.

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Q:
A:		 How do I delete a subdirectory?
Enter
rmdir subdir-name
to delete subdir-name.
The subdirectory must be empty before it can be deleted.

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Q:
A:		 How do I share my HPSS files with other users?
Enter the hsi chmod command to set access permissions for your HPSS files.

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Q:
A:		 How do I store/retrieve multiple files?
To store multiple files to HPSS, be sure to enter the mput command.
To retrieve multiple files, enter the mget command.
Remember to quote wildcards when you use mget in a single command line.

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