Run xdcp command to perform Syncing File action
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``xdcp`` command supplies three options **-F** , **-s**, and **-i** to support the Syncing File function.

   * -F|--File <synclist input file>

Specifies the full path to the synclist file

   * -s

Specifies to sync to the service nodes only for the input compute noderange.

   * -i | --rootimg <install image for Linux>

Specifies the full path to the install image on the local node. 

By default, if the **-F** option is specified, the ``rsync`` command is used to perform the syncing file function. Only the **ssh** remote shell is supported for ``rsync``. ``xdcp`` uses the **-Lpotz** as the default flags to call the ``rsync`` command. More flags for ``rsync`` command can be specified by adding **-o** flag to the call to ``xdcp``.

For example you can use ``xdcp`` **-F** option to sync files which are listed in the **/install/custom/commonsyncfiles/<profile>.synclist** file to the node group named **compute**. If the node group **compute** is serviced by servicenodes, then the files will be automatically staged to the correct service nodes, and then synced to the compute nodes from those service nodes. The files will be stored in **/var/xcat/syncfiles** directory on the service nodes by default, or in the directory indicated in the **site.SNsyncfiledir** attribute. See **-s** option below. ::

    xdcp compute -F /install/custom/commonsynfiles/<profile>.synclist

For Linux nodes, you can use ``xdcp`` command **-i** option with **-F** to sync files specified in the **/install/custom/<inst_type>/<os><profile>.synclist** file to the osimage in the directory **/install/<inst_type>/<os>/<arch>/<profile>/rootimg**: ::

    xdcp -i /install/<inst_type>/<os>/<arch>/<profile>/rootimg -F /install/custom/<inst_type>/<os>/<profile>.synclist

You can use the ``xdcp`` **-s** option to sync the files only to the service nodes for the node group named **compute**. The files will be placed in the default **/var/xcat/syncfiles** directory or in the directory as indicated in the **site.SNsyncfiledir** attribute. If you want the files synced to the same directory on the service node that they come from on the Management Node, set **site.SNsyncfiledir=/** attribute. This can be setup before a node install, to have the files available to be synced during the install: ::

    xdcp compute -s -F /install/custom/<inst_type>/<os>/<profile>.synclist