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+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.clt;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
+
+/**
+ * Like cp from Repo to a local filesystem.
+ * @author britt
+ */
+public class RepoCopyOut extends CltBase 
+{
+    private static Object [] flagDefs = { "-r", 0, "-v", 0 };
+    
+    private static String USAGE = "usage: RepoCopyOut [-r] [-v] repopath fspath";
+    
+    private boolean fVerbose;
+    
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.repo.clt.CltBase#run(java.util.Map, java.util.List)
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected void run(Map<String, List<String>> flags, List<String> args) 
+    {
+        if (flags.containsKey("-v"))
+        {
+            fVerbose = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            fVerbose = false;
+        }
+        String [] pathBase = splitPath(args.get(0));
+        if (pathBase.length != 2)
+        {
+            System.err.println("Cannot copy out root.");
+            fContext.close();
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+        String srcPath = args.get(0);
+        while (srcPath.startsWith("/"))
+        {
+            srcPath = srcPath.substring(1);
+        }
+        NodeRef root = fRepoRemote.getRoot();
+        Pair<NodeRef, Boolean> src = fRepoRemote.lookup(root, srcPath);
+        if (src == null)
+        {
+            System.err.println(srcPath + "Not Found.");
+            fContext.close();
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+        if (flags.containsKey("-r"))
+        {
+            recursiveCopy(src, pathBase[1], args.get(1));
+            return;
+        }
+        if (src.getSecond())
+        {
+            System.err.println(srcPath + " is not a file.");
+            fContext.close();
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+        File dest = new File(args.get(1));
+        if (dest.exists())
+        {
+            if (!dest.isDirectory())
+            {
+                System.err.println("Destination must be a directory.");
+                fContext.close();
+                System.exit(1);
+            }
+            try
+            {
+                InputStream in = fRepoRemote.readFile(src.getFirst());
+                OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(args.get(1) + File.separator + pathBase[1]);
+                copyStream(in, out);
+            }
+            catch (IOException e)
+            {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+                fContext.close();
+                System.exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                InputStream in = fRepoRemote.readFile(src.getFirst());
+                OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(args.get(1));
+                copyStream(in, out);
+            }
+            catch (IOException e)
+            {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+                fContext.close();
+                System.exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void recursiveCopy(Pair<NodeRef, Boolean> src, String name, String dst)
+    {
+        String newDst = dst + File.separator + name;
+        if (fVerbose)
+        {
+            System.out.println(name + " -> " + dst);
+        }
+        if (src.getSecond())
+        {
+            File destFile = new File(newDst);
+            destFile.mkdir();
+            Map<String, Pair<NodeRef, Boolean>> listing = fRepoRemote.getListing(src.getFirst());
+            for (Map.Entry<String, Pair<NodeRef, Boolean>> entry : listing.entrySet())
+            {
+                recursiveCopy(entry.getValue(), entry.getKey(), newDst);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        try
+        {
+            InputStream in = fRepoRemote.readFile(src.getFirst());
+            OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(newDst);
+            copyStream(in, out);
+        }
+        catch (IOException e)
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            fContext.close();
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) 
+    {
+        RepoCopyOut me = new RepoCopyOut();
+        me.exec(args, flagDefs, 2, USAGE);
+    }
+}