Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners

From	<tomas@tuxteam.de>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners
Date	2021-09-13 09:10 +0200
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On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 11:45:02AM +1200, Richard Hector wrote:
> On 12/09/21 6:52 pm, john doe wrote:

[...]

> >If you are doing this in a script, I would use a temporary directory.
> >That way, in case of failure the destination directory is not rongly
> >modified.
> >
> >EG:
> >
> >$ rsync <src-dir> <tmp-dir>
> >
> >Make <tmp-dir> the way you want it to be.
> >
> >$ rsync <tmp-dir> <dest-dir>
> 
> That is true, but firstly it would require more available space [...]

This isn't necessary, as you could replace the second `rsync' by a `mv'
(provided your temp tree is on the same storage volume as your target
dir, that is).

Cheers
 - t

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copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-09-12 02:50 +0200
  Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-09-12 03:00 +0200
    Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-09-12 03:50 +0200
      Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2021-09-12 09:00 +0200
        Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-09-12 12:30 +0200
        Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-09-13 01:50 +0200
          Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-09-13 09:10 +0200
            Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-09-14 08:20 +0200
              Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-09-14 09:00 +0200
                Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-14 15:50 +0200
                Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-09-15 01:00 +0200
      Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-09-12 09:00 +0200
        Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-09-12 16:30 +0200
          Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-09-12 18:40 +0200
        Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-09-13 01:50 +0200
      Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-09-12 09:20 +0200
  Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2021-09-12 09:50 +0200
    Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-09-12 10:10 +0200
    Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-09-13 02:10 +0200

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