When I migrate massive amounts of files, I ordinarily do an rsync over SSH if it's between hosts. That being said, it can also be used locally. If you have better things to do than watch a file copy progress, run it in a screen session so you can detach, ssh back in from somewhere else, and reattach.
Rsync (if I recall) will copy the file, permissions, ownership, and check the integrity. If you're doing it remotely over SSH (i.e. don't want to set up rsyncd): # rsync -av -e ssh --progress u...@source.hostname.com:/var/snd/ /var/snd/ If you like you can add -z to turn on compression. To do it locally: # rsync -av --progress /foo/bar/source/ /foo/bar/destination// Note that you'll probably need to run it as root or with sudo permissions to ensure the correct permissions are set on the files and directories. On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Cowboy <c...@gwis.com> wrote: > On Wednesday 23 November 2011 04:14:43 pm Nathan Steele wrote: > > oh, and I didn't use the -a flag, because I'm a noob that doesn't know > > what i'm doing.....I can check the ownership and permissions somehow > > after the copy is complete and fix it if it's wrong though, right? > > Which I corrected in the addendum. > > Yes, you can, but you'd better do it right. > I once did a recursive ownership change, because it was > faster/easier than doing the hundred or so files one by one, > and that file named .. got me. > Changed the whole system recursively, which prevented the > box from running due to wrong ownership/permissions. > > Can we say "DOH !!" > > -- > 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 > -- Chris Cmolik Chief Engineer, WITR Radio <engin...@witr.rit.edu> 32 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623 WITR Office: 585.475.2000 *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE:* The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information.
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