I'm not sure on the Unix side, but that Windows command will fire the copy off in a separate window and immediately return command to sqlplus, whilst the copying is still occurring.
eg, consider the different behaviour of the following 2 commands under Windows SQLPlus: SQL> host start cmd /c pause SQL> host pause For Unix, Would you need to get the job to run in the background (via a & maybe) to achieve the same effect? HTH, Bruce Reardon -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2002 10:11 [Hamid Alavi] > ANYBODY KNOW WHAT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF THIS COMMAND IN UNIX? > > host start cmd /c copy /u04/oradata/AMDEV/rbs01.dbf D:\oradata\fred\backup host cp /u04/oradata/AMDEV/rbs01.dbf /oradata/fred/backup -- James Manning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Reardon, Bruce (CALBBAY) INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
