ECFS is ECMWF's File Storage system. ECFS is a file oriented client-server application, providing facilities to archive and retrieve files between your local workstation or server and the Data Handling System (DHS), which is based on HPSS (High Performance Storage System). The system is non-transparent: you must issue explicit commands to store files into ECFS, or to retrieve them back into local (client) storage.
ECFS files are stored in domains. Currently two domains are available to users.
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All available ECFS commands are described in more detail in the relevant man pages:
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| Copy files between a domain and STDIN/STDOUT | |
ecd |
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| Change the current ECFS working directory | |
ecfs_status |
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| Get status on ECFS usage | |
ecfsdir |
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| Archive or retrieve a complete UNIX directory as one ECFS file | |
echgrp |
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| Change the group ownership of an ECFS file or directory | |
echmod |
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| Change the permissions of a ECFS file or directory | |
ecp |
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| Copy files across ECFS domains, including UNIX | |
els |
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| List ECFS files | |
emkdir |
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| Create empty ECFS directories | |
emove |
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| Rename files or directories within an ECFS domain | |
emv |
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| Move files across ECFS domains, including UNIX | |
epwd |
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| Display the current ECFS working directory for the relevant domain | |
ermdir |
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| Remove empty ECFS directories | |
erm |
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| Remove ECFS files | |
etest |
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| Check file types and compare file attributes | |
etouch |
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| Change file timestamps | |
eumask |
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| Change the current ECFS umask |
Backup support
By default files saved in ECFS will not have a backup copy created.
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