On 4/7/2015 12:32 PM, Dana Mitchell wrote:
I'm working with developers to convert FTP jobs to use secure FTP. The first
step is to cp the MVS dataset to a USS directory so sftp can transfer it. They
noticed when transferring an FB 80 file that trailing blanks have been stripped
off. Is there some combination of cp options that would keep trailing blanks
intact? I've tried -B, -F crlf etc to no avail.
I don't think cp is going to work out for you. From a usage note at the end of
the its man page, it sayeth:
For MVS to UNIX:
3. For an MVS data set in variable record format RECFM(VB) or undefined
record format RECFM(U), trailing blanks are preserved when copying
from MVS to UNIX. For an MVS data set in fixed record format, trailing
blanks are not preserved when copying from MVS to UNIX.
Bob
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