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Chapter 1 Introduction This manual describes the HP 3000 file copy utility, FCOPY/3000. FCOPY is a utility program within the HP 3000 multiprogramming executive operating systems (MPE V/E and MPE XL) that lets you copy data from one file to another. This manual covers the use of FCOPY on MPE V/E and on MPE XL, since FCOPY works the same way on both operating systems. Because MPE V/E and MPE XL treat devices as files, you can use FCOPY to copy data from any input device to any output device. FCOPY is useful for making multiple copies of files, for making account-independent magnetic tape copies of disk files to move from one HP 3000 system to another, and for transferring programs or data from one medium to another; for example, from magnetic tape to disk. In addition, FCOPY has several powerful features that extend its usefulness beyond these basic functions. For example, FCOPY lets you convert data from one computer code system to another as you copy it. This function makes it easy to prepare files on magnetic tapes for use at various computer installations or to incorporate files on magnetic tape from other computer installations into your HP 3000 system. Another FCOPY function lets you copy portions of a file. You might use this function to divide an existing file into several separate files.