copypkg.hlp.htm

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help for copypkg
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Copy a package from a different site
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. copypkg url package
    url     = the address of the site with the package
    package = the name of the package to retrieve

Description
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copypkg is used to keep package information up to date by going and
          retrieving the contents of a package from a remote site.
          This is used by ATS to keep the ado programs we store at 
          our site up to date.

Notes
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Sometimes a package will store files in subdirectories.  The copypkg
program copies the files to the same respective subdirectory on your
system, so it assumes that these directories already exist.

The copypkg program automatically overwrites files, since it assumes
that you are freshening the files and wish to overwrite the existing 
copy.

The copypkg program copies the .pkg file as well.

Example
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 . copypkg http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/personal/adrian hotdeck

Author
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Michael Mitchell
Statistical Computing and Consulting
UCLA Academic Technology Services
mnmatucla.edu