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| From | Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Backup problem using "cp" |
| Date | 2018-05-07 13:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <vMMEP-BP-51@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <vMt98-4Bc-7@gated-at.bofh.it> <vMtC9-527-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On 05/06/2018 10:11 AM, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Richard Owlett wrote: >> Thought I was doing that by specifying -x. > > Either cp -x has a bug or the target directory is not in a different > filesystem than "/" and not a mount point of such a filesystem. > > Check the device numbers of "/" and "/media/richard/MISC...". > E.g. like this > > $ stat / | fgrep Device > Device: 803h/2051d Inode: 2 Links: 25 > $ stat /bkp | fgrep Device > Device: 814h/2068d Inode: 2 Links: 7 > > Here "/bkp" has a different device number (2068) than "/" (2051). > So it (its inode, to be exacting) is in a different filesystem. > > As contrast see a directory in the same filesystem as "/": > > $ stat /home | fgrep Device > Device: 803h/2051d Inode: 2228225 Links: 60 I get: richard@debian-jan13:~$ stat / | fgrep Device Device: 80eh/2062d Inode: 2 Links: 22 richard@debian-jan13:~$ stat /media | fgrep Device Device: 80eh/2062d Inode: 131073 Links: 5 richard@debian-jan13:~$ I gather that "cp" is then an inappropriate tool. "tar" is inappropriate for my preferences - I was attempting to use "cp" as there would be multiple files &/or directories as input *and* output. I suspect long term I want "rsync" [ *MUCH* reading to do! ] >> Any way to accomplish that without explicitly listing all directories except >> /media ? > > If it is indeed a bug with cp -x, then you could use some archiver like > "tar" which has options to exclude a file. > > Get inspiration from googling "tar pipe for copying". Although I wish to avoid "tar", I did get inspiration for a brute force method - I'll try it first before commenting.
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Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-06 16:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-06 16:40 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-06 16:50 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-06 17:20 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-05-06 17:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 13:40 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-07 14:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 15:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-07 15:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Bob Weber <bobrweber@gmail.com> - 2018-05-07 16:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 03:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2018-05-07 19:20 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2018-05-07 20:00 +0200
Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-08 17:20 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-08 17:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-08 19:40 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-08 22:30 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-09 14:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-09 15:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-05-08 17:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-08 19:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-05-09 04:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-09 14:30 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-05-09 14:50 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-05-09 15:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-09 22:30 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-05-09 22:40 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-10 16:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-05-10 05:00 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-10 16:20 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Re: Backup problem using "cp"] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 21:50 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-05-07 14:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 15:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-05-07 15:20 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2018-05-07 15:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-07 16:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:20 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 03:20 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:10 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Griffith <dave@661.org> - 2018-05-07 15:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 15:50 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-05-07 16:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:40 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@surfnaked.ca> - 2018-05-07 20:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 03:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-05-06 16:50 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-05-06 17:40 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-06 21:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 00:00 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-05-10 10:30 +0200
Re: Running of rrequested tests - [was Backup problem using "cp"] "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-10 11:30 +0200
Re: Backup problem using "cp" David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-10 15:40 +0200
SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 15:10 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-05-11 15:20 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 15:30 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-05-11 17:30 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-11 17:40 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 19:30 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-05-11 19:50 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 22:30 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-05-11 16:50 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 20:00 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-05-11 21:50 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-11 22:40 +0200
Re: SUCCESS!!!! - was {Re: Backup problem using "cp"} David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-11 17:30 +0200
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