Description
The BACKUP_DESTINATION option instructs UPIMERGE to create a copy of the original configuration or component definition file specified by DESTINATION_FILE before merging the contents of SOURCE_FILE into it.
UPIMERGE creates the backup file in the same directory as the original configuration or component definition file.
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The format of the file name UPIMERGE generates is implementation-dependent. |
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UPIMERGE generates a file name with a format of xxxnnnn.tmp, where:
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UPIMERGE reports the backup file it generates with message ID UNV4412I.
Usage
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IBM i |
HP NonStop |
UNIX |
Windows |
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Command Line, Short Form |
n/a |
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Command Line, Long Form |
-bkup_dest option |
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Environment Variable |
UIMBKUPDEST=option |
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Values
option specifies whether UPIMERGE creates a copy of the original configuration or component definition file.
Valid values for option are:
- yes
Create a backup of the file specified with DESTINATION_FILE before merging the contents of SOURCE_FILE into it. - no
Merge the contents of SOURCE_FILE into DESTINATION_FILE, without saving a copy of the original DESTINATION_FILE.
Default is no.