I'm confused. What's the point of tar<->detar, unless you're moving it over a slow/expensive route? The data-flow is: Dsk->RAM->RAMtar->RANdetar->Dsk. And if RAM fills, it's even more absurd, by 'swapping'. What have I missed?
== Chris Glur. PS. I'm assuming that Dsk is the SAME Dsk, as normal. On 10/23/14, mc-requ...@gnome.org <mc-requ...@gnome.org> wrote: > Send mc mailing list submissions to > mc@gnome.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mc-requ...@gnome.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mc-ow...@gnome.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mc digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. move/copy file by extension preserving directories hierarchy. > (tizio incognito) > 2. Re: move/copy file by extension preserving directories > hierarchy. (Mike Smithson) > 3. Re: move/copy file by extension preserving directories > hierarchy. (Andrey Tataranovich) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:25:27 +0100 > From: tizio incognito <jeeg...@yahoo.it> > To: "mc@gnome.org" <mc@gnome.org> > Subject: move/copy file by extension preserving directories hierarchy. > Message-ID: > <1414016727.46556.yahoomail...@web172804.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I don't know if it has benn already asked, but it could be a nice feature > the possibility to move/copy files recursively by extension preserving the > directory structure. I'll better explain by an example: > > > src dir > | > +- sub dir 1 > > | +- file1.png > > | +- file1.jpeg > > | > > +- sub dir 2 > > +- file2.png > > +- file2.jpeg > > > command: move_by_ext *.pngsrc_dir dest_dir > > dest dir > | > +- sub dir 1 > > | +- file1.png > > | > > +- sub dir 2 > > +- file2.png > > > Thanks in advance > Daniele Giglio > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://mail.gnome.org/archives/mc/attachments/20141022/5b0abab9/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:07:19 -0700 > From: "Mike Smithson" <mdooli...@gmail.com> > To: "mc@gnome.org" <mc@gnome.org> > Subject: Re: move/copy file by extension preserving directories > hierarchy. > Message-ID: <op.xn5o90eii2b...@timberwolf.electromag.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=iso-8859-1 > > On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:25:27 -0700, tizio incognito <jeeg...@yahoo.it> > wrote: > >> I don't know if it has benn already asked, but it could be a nice >> feature the possibility to move/copy files recursively by extension >> preserving the directory structure. I'll better explain by an example: >> >> >> src dir >> | >> +- sub dir 1 >> >> | +- file1.png >> >> | +- file1.jpeg >> >> | >> >> +- sub dir 2 >> >> +- file2.png >> >> +- file2.jpeg >> >> >> command: move_by_ext *.pngsrc_dir dest_dir >> >> dest dir >> | >> +- sub dir 1 >> >> | +- file1.png >> >> | >> >> +- sub dir 2 >> >> +- file2.png >> >> >> Thanks in advance >> Daniele Giglio > > I say this is a job for the F2 menu. That's where you can get > all picky and funny with stuff like this. I have never once > required this nitpicking of directory contents in 20 years of > using mc, but I have many other bizarre scripts that do oddball > things like this that I personally require all the time, so > I'll give you a hint: > > tar cvf test.tar $(find /path/to/dir -name '*.png') > > then move the test.tar where you want, and un-tar it. > > > -- > Peace and Cheer > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:02:34 +0300 > From: Andrey Tataranovich <tataranov...@gmail.com> > To: mc@gnome.org > Subject: Re: move/copy file by extension preserving directories > hierarchy. > Message-ID: <20141023100234.688091e3@dragoncore.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > ? Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:07:19 -0700 > "Mike Smithson" <mdooli...@gmail.com> ?????: > >> tar cvf test.tar $(find /path/to/dir -name '*.png') >> >> then move the test.tar where you want, and un-tar it. > > I suggest following example: > > cd /path/to/src && find -name '*.png' -print0 | tar -cf- --null -T- | \ > tar -xf- -C /path/to/dst > > This example correctly preserve directory structure and process > files/dirs with spaces in names. > > -- > WBR, Andrey Tataranovich > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > mc mailing list > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc > > > ------------------------------ > > End of mc Digest, Vol 124, Issue 2 > ********************************** > _______________________________________________ mc mailing list https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc
