chirp1

Usage

Overview

chirp is a tool to connect and manage a Chirp server in a similar way to an FTP client. chirp allows connecting to a Chirp server, copying files, and managing directories, auditing node etc...

Here are some important chirp commands:

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open <host> Connect to a Chirp server.

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close Close connection to current Chirp server.

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get <remotefile> [localfile] Copy a remote file to local storage.

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put <localfile> [remotefile] Copy a local file to Chirp server.

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thirdput <file> <3rdhost> <3rdfile> Copy a remote file to another Chirp server.

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getacl <remotepath> Get acl of a remote file/directory.

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setacl <remotepath> <user> <rwldax> Set acl for a remote file/directory.

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ls [-la] [remotepath] List contents of a remote directory.

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mv <oldname> <newname> Change name of a remote file.

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rm <file> Delete a remote file.

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audit [-r] Audit current Chirp server.

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exit Close connection and exit Chirp.

chirp also manages Chirp tickets for authentication purpose.

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ticket_create [-o[utput] <ticket filename>] [-s[ubject] <subject/user>] [-d[uration] <duration>] [-b[its] <bits>] [[<directory> <acl>] ...] Creat a ticket

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ticket_create [-o[utput] <ticket filename>] [-s[ubject] <subject/user>] [-d[uration] <duration>] [-b[its] <bits>] [[<directory> <acl>] ...] Creat a ticket

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ticket_register <name> [<subject>] <duration> Manually register a ticket with multiple Chirp severs.

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ticket_delete <name> Remove a ticket.

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ticket_list <name> List registered tickets on a Chirp server.

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ticket_get <name> Check status of a ticket.

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ticket_modify <name> <directory> <aclmask> Modify a ticket.

Options

-a,--auth=<flag>

Enable authentication mode: unix, hostname, address, ticket, kerberos, or globus.

-d,--debug=<flag>

Enable debugging for this subsystem.

-i,--tickets=<files>

Comma-delimited list of tickets to use for authentication.

-l,--verbose

Long transfer information.

-t,--timeout=<time>

Set remote operation timeout.

-v,--version

Show program version.

-h,--help

Show help text.

Environment

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FCCHIRP_CLIENT_TICKETSFT Comma delimited list of tickets to authenticate with (same as FC-iFT).

Exit status

On success, returns zero. On failure, returns non-zero.

Examples

To connect to a Chirp server using chirp:

% chirp server1.somewhere.edu chirp> (enter more commands here)

To copy a single local file using chirp:

% chirp server1.somewhere.edu put /tmp/mydata.dat /mydata/mydata.dat

To get a single remote file using chirp:

% chirp server1.somewhere.edu get /mydata/mydata.dat /tmp/mydata.dat

To create a ticket using:

% chirp server1.somewhere.edu get ticket_create -output myticket.ticket -subject unix:user -bits 1024 -duration 86400 / rl /foo rwl

To register a ticket with other Chirp servers:

% chirp server2.somewhere.edu ticket_register myticket.ticket unix:user 86400

To delete a ticket:

% chirp server1.somewhere.edu ticket_delete myticket.ticket