ACF2COPY - Relocating VM Files

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ACF2COPY - Relocating VM Files

This utility automatically copies CMS files from the CA ACF2 for z/VM source and local options disks to another disk used for CP or CMS maintenance or a utilities disk for a particular function.

Running ACF2COPY

To execute ACF2COPY to copy files from the distribution disks to the user’s minidisks, specify the control filename and filemode. The filetypes of these files must always be ACFCOPY. The syntax of this utility is:

ACF2COPY cntlfn target (TYPE|NOTYPE)

cntlfn: The filename of the ACFCOPY file that contains the file IDs of the files to copy.
target: The filemode of the minidisk to contain the copied files.
TYPE: Displays the copy of each file to the terminal. This is the default.
NOTYPE: Suppresses the copy message to the terminal as it ACF2COPY copies each file.

Some examples of using this utility are:

Enter the following command to copy reports:
```
ACF2COPY ACFRPTS fm
```
Enter the following command to copy files that support the ACF command:
```
ACF2COPY ACFCMDS fm
```
Enter the following command to copy CA ACF2 for z/VM files to generate CA ACF2 for z/VM-protected CMS:
```
ACF2COPY CMSCODE fm
```