[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > mv /mnt/fs1/dir /mnt/fs2/dir > > where /mnt/fs[12] are two different ext3 filesystems, /mnt/fs2/dir > doesn't exist, and /mnt/fs1/dir contains many thousands of files, > several thousand of which are reference by 3 to 6 directory entries > compared to the normal 1. > [...] > I've got lots more moving to do so I'd like to determine if there are
This is an orthogonal answer. Personally I highly recommend using 'rsync' for what you are wanting to do. It has several advantages. * You can interrupt it without issues of partial data movement * You can restart it * You can run it several times on the same data without issue * It can optionally preserve hardlinks Example: rsync -a --hard-links /mnt/fs1/dir /mnt/fs2/ Hint: Don't specify the target directory. The rsync rule is that if it is a directory then the result is in that directory and you get one more directory than you probably wanted. If you have a large amount of data but don't want to take the original offline from users you can make a copy ahead time and then sync the final changes quickly when you are ready to make the switch. In that case use the --delete option to make an exact copy including removing files that have been deleted. Deletion can be dangerous so I always check that I have the directories lined up right with the -n option first and then run without the -n when I am sure I have things right. Use the --delete to make an exact copy, testing with -n first. rsync -n -av --delete --hard-links /mnt/fs1/dir /mnt/fs2/ After verifying that is what I want then run without the -n. rsync -av --delete --hard-links /mnt/fs1/dir /mnt/fs2/ Bob _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils