On Wednesday 23 November 2011 03:37:51 pm Cowboy wrote: > cp -a /var/snd/* /mnt/NAS/ > ( the -a flag tells cp to maintain ( as much as possible ) all > characteristics > of the source file, such as permissions and ownership )
Make sure that *your* version doesn't recurse by default. Might be better to use cp -dp since some versions include -R as part of -a The reason is the file named .. which is the directory above. A recursive copy might attempt to copy the entire server. -- Cowboy http://cowboy.cwf1.com Ed Sullivan will be around as long as someone else has talent. -- Fred Allen _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
