Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners

From	Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: copy directory tree, mapping to new owners
Date	2021-09-14 08:20 +0200
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On 13/09/21 7:04 pm, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> 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).

I was assuming the suggestion was to rsync the source to the temp while 
the destination still exists, before rsyncing or mv'ing over the top of 
it. Total of 3 copies (temporarily) rather than 2.

Cheers,
Richard

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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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