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# hdfs.cp

Copies an HDFS file from one location to another.

Usage

    hdfs.cp(
            dfs.src,
            dfs.dst,
            force)

Arguments

dfs.src

  The name of the source file to be copied. The file name can include a path that is either absolute or relative to the current path.

dfs.dst

  The name of the copied file. The file name can include a path that is either absolute or relative to the current path.

force

  Set to `TRUE` to overwrite an existing file, or set to `FALSE` to display an error message (default).

Return Value

`NULL` for a successful copy, or `FALSE` for a failed attempt

Example

This example copies a file named weblog in the parent directory and overwrites the existing weblog file:

    R> hdfs.cp("weblog", "..", force=T)