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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl"
   href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/manpages/docbook.xsl"?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
    "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
]>
<refentry id="xdg-copy">
  <refentryinfo>
    <title>xdg-copy Manual</title>
    <copyright>
      <year>2006</year>
    </copyright>
    <author>
      <firstname>Kevin</firstname>
      <surname>Krammer</surname>
    </author>
    <address><email>kevin.krammer@gmx.at</email></address>
    <author>
      <firstname>Jeremy</firstname>
      <surname>White</surname>
    </author>
    <address><email>jwhite@codeweavers.com</email></address>
    <releaseinfo>This is release 0.5 of the xdg-copy Manual.</releaseinfo>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>xdg-copy</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>xdg-copy</refname>
    <refpurpose>command line tool for copying files between desktop URIs</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>xdg-copy</command>
      <arg choice="plain"><option><replaceable>source</replaceable></option></arg>
      <arg choice="plain"><option><replaceable>destination</replaceable></option></arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>xdg-copy</command>
      <group choice="req">
        <arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
        <arg choice="plain"><option>--manual</option></arg>
        <arg choice="plain"><option>--version</option></arg>
      </group>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1 id="description">
    <title>Description</title>
    <para>
      xdg-copy copies <replaceable>source</replaceable> to
      <replaceable>destination</replaceable> and provides visual feedback to
      the user during the operation. Both <replaceable>source</replaceable>
      and <replaceable>destination</replaceable> can either be a file or
      URL. Supported URL types are file, ftp, http and https. Additional
      URL types may be supported depending on the desktop environment.
    </para>
    <para>
      xdg-copy is for use inside a desktop session only.
      It is not recommended to use xdg-copy as root.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 id="options">
    <title>Options</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><option>--help</option></term>
	<listitem>
	  <simpara>
	    Show command synopsis.
	  </simpara>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><option>--manual</option></term>
	<listitem>
	  <simpara>
	    Show this manual page.
	  </simpara>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>--version</option></term>
        <listitem>
          <simpara>
            Show the xdg-utils version information.
          </simpara>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 id="exitcodes">
    <title>Exit Codes</title>
    <para>
      An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non-zero exit code
      indicates failure. The following failure codes can be returned:
    </para>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><option>1</option></term>
	<listitem>
	  <simpara>
	    Error in command line syntax.
	  </simpara>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><option>2</option></term>
	<listitem>
	  <simpara>
	    One of the files passed on the command line did not exist.
	  </simpara>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><option>3</option></term>
	<listitem>
	  <simpara>
	    A required tool could not be found. 
	  </simpara>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><option>4</option></term>
	<listitem>
	  <simpara>
	    The action failed. 
	  </simpara>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 id="examples">
    <title>Examples</title>
    <para>
<programlisting>
xdg-copy "http://portland.freedesktop.org/png/freedesktop-logo.png" .
</programlisting>
    </para>
    <para>
<programlisting>
xdg-copy "/tmp/foobar.png" "/home/user/foobar-copy.png"
</programlisting>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>