airedale[344] 16:57:09$ ecmd encp --pri=5 --delpri=10 --agetime=10 --d0sam Makefile /pnfs/enstore/airedale/M12 INFILE=/home/bakken/enstore/src/Makefile OUTFILE=/pnfs/enstore/airedale/M12 FILESIZE=670 LABEL=flop301 DRIVE=/jon/enstore/airedaledisk.fake TRANSFER_TIME=-1.000000 SEEK_TIME=-2.000000 MOUNT_TIME=-3.000000 QWAIT_TIME=-4.000000 STATUS=0 airedale[345] 16:57:54$ ecmd encp --pri=5 --delpri=10 --agetime=10 --d0sam /pnfs/enstore/airedale/M12 . INFILE=/pnfs/enstore/airedale/M12 OUTFILE=/home/bakken/enstore/src/M12 FILESIZE=670 LABEL=flop301 DRIVE=/jon/enstore/airedaledisk.fake TRANSFER_TIME=-1.000000 SEEK_TIME=-2.000000 MOUNT_TIME=-3.000000 QWAIT_TIME=-4.000000 STATUS=0 Here is what it looks like for lists: airedale[351] 17:04:36$ ecmd encp --pri=5 --delpri=10 --agetime=10 --d0sam f1 f2 f3 /pnfs/enstore/airedale/ INFILE=/home/bakken/enstore/src/f1 OUTFILE=/pnfs/enstore/airedale/f1 FILESIZE=670 LABEL=flop301 DRIVE=/jon/enstore/airedaledisk.fake TRANSFER_TIME=-1.000000 SEEK_TIME=-2.000000 MOUNT_TIME=-3.000000 QWAIT_TIME=-4.000000 STATUS=0 INFILE=/home/bakken/enstore/src/f2 OUTFILE=/pnfs/enstore/airedale/f2 FILESIZE=670 LABEL=flop301 DRIVE=/jon/enstore/airedaledisk.fake TRANSFER_TIME=-1.000000 SEEK_TIME=-2.000000 MOUNT_TIME=-3.000000 QWAIT_TIME=-4.000000 STATUS=0 INFILE=/home/bakken/enstore/src/f3 OUTFILE=/pnfs/enstore/airedale/f3 FILESIZE=670 LABEL=flop301 DRIVE=/jon/enstore/airedaledisk.fake TRANSFER_TIME=-1.000000 SEEK_TIME=-2.000000 MOUNT_TIME=-3.000000 QWAIT_TIME=-4.000000 STATUS=0 Everything is right except for the times (but they will be floats). Notice there is a blank line at the end of the status field. Since it is a disk mover, the drive returns a filename. Exactly what are you expecting for the drive variable in the real case. I think some kind of serial number makes sense, but I could also give you something a machine designation like "pcfarm9:/dev/rmt0" or a robot designation like "0,0,9,3". Giving you a serial number, of course, depends on whether the chosen drive is capable of returning it Jon =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Jon A. Bakken bakken@fnal.gov (630) 840-4790