gdal-vsi-copy - Copy files located on GDAL Virtual System Interface (VSI)

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  Options  EXAMPLES  Example 1: Copy recursively files from /vsis3/bucket/my_dir to localdirectory, creating a my_dir directory if it does not exist.  Example 2: Copy recursively files from /vsis3/bucket/my_dir to localdirectory, without creating a my_dir directory, and with progress bar  AUTHOR  COPYRIGHT 

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NAME

gdal-vsi-copy − Copy files located on GDAL Virtual System Interface (VSI)

Added in version 3.11.

SYNOPSIS

Usage: gdal vsi copy [OPTIONS] <SOURCE> <DESTINATION>

Copy files located on GDAL Virtual System Interface (VSI).

Positional arguments:
−−source <SOURCE> Source file or directory name [required]
−−destination <DESTINATION> Destination file or directory name [required]

Common Options:
−h, −−help Display help message and exit
−−json−usage Display usage as JSON document and exit
−−config <KEY>=<VALUE> Configuration option [may be repeated]
−−progress Display progress bar

Options:
−r, −−recursive Copy subdirectories recursively
−−skip−errors Skip errors

DESCRIPTION

gdal vsi copy copy files and directories located on GDAL Virtual File Systems (compressed, network hosted, etc...): /vsimem, /vsizip, /vsitar, /vsicurl, ....

It can copy files and directories between different virtual file systems.

This is the equivalent of the UNIX cp command, and gdal vsi cp is an alias for gdal vsi copy.

Options

−r, −−recursive

Copy directories recursively.

−−skip−errors

Skip errors that occur while while copying.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Copy recursively files from /vsis3/bucket/my_dir to localdirectory, creating a my_dir directory if it does not exist.

$ gdal vsi copy −r /vsis3/bucket/my_dir .

Example 2: Copy recursively files from /vsis3/bucket/my_dir to localdirectory, without creating a my_dir directory, and with progress bar

$ gdal vsi copy −−progress −r /vsis3/bucket/my_dir/* .

AUTHOR

Even Rouault <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT

1998-2025

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