From feff3e6c3823acd0262bfdf96486a8dc3800b209 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heinrich Schuchardt Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 08:52:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: man-page for cp Add a man-page for the cp command. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt Reviewed-by: Simon Glass --- doc/usage/cmd/cp.rst | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/usage/index.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 84 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/usage/cmd/cp.rst diff --git a/doc/usage/cmd/cp.rst b/doc/usage/cmd/cp.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..12a24e19fe --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/usage/cmd/cp.rst @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+: + +cp command +========== + +Synopsis +-------- + +:: + + cp source target count + cp.b source target count + cp.w source target count + cp.l source target count + cp.q source target count + +Description +----------- + +The cp command is used to copy *count* chunks of memory from the *source* +address to the *target* address. If the *target* address points to NOR flash, +the flash is programmed. + +The number bytes in one chunk is defined by the suffix defaulting to 4 bytes: + +====== ========== +suffix chunk size +====== ========== +.b 1 byte +.w 2 bytes +.l 4 bytes +.q 8 bytes + 4 bytes +====== ========== + +source + source address, hexadecimal + +target + target address, hexadecimal + +count + number of words to be copied, hexadecimal + +Examples +-------- + +The example device has a NOR flash where the lower part of the flash is +protected. We first copy to RAM, then to unprotected flash. Last we try to +write to protectd flash. + +:: + + => mtd list + List of MTD devices: + * nor0 + - device: flash@0 + - parent: root_driver + - driver: cfi_flash + - path: /flash@0 + - type: NOR flash + - block size: 0x20000 bytes + - min I/O: 0x1 bytes + - 0x000000000000-0x000002000000 : "nor0" + => cp.b 4020000 5000000 200000 + => cp.b 4020000 1e00000 20000 + Copy to Flash... done + => cp.b 4020000 0 20000 + Copy to Flash... Can't write to protected Flash sectors + => + +Configuration +------------- + +The cp command is available if CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY=y. Support for 64 bit words +(cp.q) depends on CONFIG_MEM_SUPPORT_64BIT_DATA=y. Copying to flash depends on +CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH=y. + +Return value +------------ + +The return value $? is set to 0 (true) if the command was successfully, +1 (false) otherwise. diff --git a/doc/usage/index.rst b/doc/usage/index.rst index cdf710919a..0fde130a54 100644 --- a/doc/usage/index.rst +++ b/doc/usage/index.rst @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Shell commands cmd/cmp cmd/coninfo cmd/conitrace + cmd/cp cmd/cyclic cmd/dm cmd/ebtupdate -- 2.39.5