HADOOP-9381. Document dfs cp -f option. Contributed by Keegan Witt and Suresh Srinivas.

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/hadoop/common/trunk@1514089 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt

@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ Release 2.1.1-beta - UNRELEASED
     HADOOP-9857. Tests block and sometimes timeout on Windows due to invalid
     entropy source. (cnauroth)
 
+    HADOOP-9381. Document dfs cp -f option. (Keegan Witt, suresh via suresh)
+
 Release 2.1.0-beta - 2013-08-06
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES

hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/CopyCommands.java

@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ class CopyCommands {
       "Copy files that match the file pattern <src> to a\n" +
       "destination.  When copying multiple files, the destination\n" +
       "must be a directory. Passing -p preserves access and\n" +
-      "modification times, ownership and the mode.\n";
+      "modification times, ownership and the mode. Passing -f\n" +
+      "overwrites the destination if it already exists.\n";
     
     @Override
     protected void processOptions(LinkedList<String> args) throws IOException {
@@ -186,7 +187,8 @@ class CopyCommands {
       "into fs. Copying fails if the file already\n" +
       "exists, unless the -f flag is given. Passing\n" +
       "-p preserves access and modification times,\n" +
-      "ownership and the mode.\n";
+      "ownership and the mode. Passing -f overwrites\n" +
+      "the destination if it already exists.\n";
 
     @Override
     protected void processOptions(LinkedList<String> args) throws IOException {

hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/FileSystemShell.apt.vm

@@ -86,11 +86,14 @@ chgrp
 
    Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -chgrp [-R] GROUP URI [URI ...]>>>
 
-   Change group association of files. With -R, make the change recursively
-   through the directory structure. The user must be the owner of files, or
+   Change group association of files. The user must be the owner of files, or
    else a super-user. Additional information is in the
    {{{betterurl}Permissions Guide}}.
 
+   Options
+
+     * The -R option will make the change recursively through the directory structure.
+
 chmod
 
    Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -chmod [-R] <MODE[,MODE]... | OCTALMODE> URI [URI ...]>>>
@@ -100,14 +103,21 @@ chmod
    else a super-user. Additional information is in the
    {{{betterurl}Permissions Guide}}.
 
+   Options
+
+     * The -R option will make the change recursively through the directory structure.
+
 chown
 
    Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -chown [-R] [OWNER][:[GROUP]] URI [URI ]>>>
 
-   Change the owner of files. With -R, make the change recursively through the
-   directory structure. The user must be a super-user. Additional information
+   Change the owner of files. The user must be a super-user. Additional information
    is in the {{{betterurl}Permissions Guide}}.
 
+   Options
+
+     * The -R option will make the change recursively through the directory structure.
+
 copyFromLocal
 
    Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -copyFromLocal <localsrc> URI>>>
@@ -115,6 +125,10 @@ copyFromLocal
    Similar to put command, except that the source is restricted to a local
    file reference.
 
+   Options:
+
+     * The -f option will overwrite the destination if it already exists.
+
 copyToLocal
 
    Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -copyToLocal [-ignorecrc] [-crc] URI <localdst> >>>
@@ -145,11 +159,15 @@ count
 
 cp
 
-   Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -cp URI [URI ...] <dest> >>>
+   Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -cp [-f] URI [URI ...] <dest> >>>
 
    Copy files from source to destination. This command allows multiple sources
    as well in which case the destination must be a directory.
 
+    Options:
+
+      * The -f option will overwrite the destination if it already exists.
+
    Example:
 
      * <<<hdfs dfs -cp /user/hadoop/file1 /user/hadoop/file2>>>
@@ -232,7 +250,7 @@ ls
 permissions number_of_replicas userid groupid filesize modification_date modification_time filename
 +---+
 
-   For a directory it returns list of its direct children as in unix.A directory is listed as:
+   For a directory it returns list of its direct children as in Unix. A directory is listed as:
 
 +---+
 permissions userid groupid modification_date modification_time dirname
@@ -256,8 +274,11 @@ mkdir
 
    Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -mkdir [-p] <paths> >>>
 
-   Takes path uri's as argument and creates directories.  With -p the behavior
-   is much like unix mkdir -p creating parent directories along the path.
+   Takes path uri's as argument and creates directories.
+
+   Options:
+
+     * The -p option behavior is much like Unix mkdir -p, creating parent directories along the path.
 
    Example:
 
@@ -362,8 +383,11 @@ setrep
 
    Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -setrep [-R] <path> >>>
 
-   Changes the replication factor of a file. -R option is for recursively
-   increasing the replication factor of files within a directory.
+   Changes the replication factor of a file.
+
+   Options:
+
+     * The -R option will recursively increase the replication factor of files within a directory.
 
    Example:
 
@@ -390,8 +414,11 @@ tail
 
    Usage: <<<hdfs dfs -tail [-f] URI>>>
 
-   Displays last kilobyte of the file to stdout. -f option can be used as in
-   Unix.
+   Displays last kilobyte of the file to stdout.
+
+   Options:
+
+     * The -f option will output appended data as the file grows, as in Unix.
 
    Example:
 
@@ -406,13 +433,9 @@ test
 
    Options:
 
-*----+------------+
-| -e | check to see if the file exists. Return 0 if true.
-*----+------------+
-| -z | check to see if the file is zero length. Return 0 if true.
-*----+------------+
-| -d | check to see if the path is directory. Return 0 if true.
-*----+------------+
+     * The -e option will check to see if the file exists, returning 0 if true.
+     * The -z option will check to see if the file is zero length, returning 0 if true.
+     * The -d option will check to see if the path is directory, returning 0 if true.
 
    Example:
 

hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/resources/testConf.xml

@@ -296,7 +296,11 @@
         </comparator>
         <comparator>
           <type>RegexpComparator</type>
-          <expected-output>^( |\t)*modification times, ownership and the mode.( )*</expected-output>
+          <expected-output>^( |\t)*modification times, ownership and the mode. Passing -f( )*</expected-output>
+        </comparator>
+        <comparator>
+          <type>RegexpComparator</type>
+          <expected-output>^( |\t)*overwrites the destination if it already exists.( )*</expected-output>
         </comparator>
       </comparators>
     </test>
@@ -400,7 +404,11 @@
         </comparator>
         <comparator>
           <type>RegexpComparator</type>
-          <expected-output>^( |\t)*ownership and the mode.( )*</expected-output>
+          <expected-output>^( |\t)*ownership and the mode. Passing -f overwrites( )*</expected-output>
+        </comparator>
+        <comparator>
+          <type>RegexpComparator</type>
+          <expected-output>^( |\t)*the destination if it already exists.( )*</expected-output>
         </comparator>
       </comparators>
     </test>