Re: Copy ./ to subdirectory.
Hi, On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 01:16:50PM +0100, James Preece wrote: This is probably a simple question but I can't find the answer anywhere and my friend Google won't search for ./ and 'copy' brings up all sorts. Basically, I've got a folder containing various files for a website (for simplicity lets say it's this): /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif I want to make a backup so in the /mydirectory/ folder I do: cp -r ./ backup I wanted his to result in: /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif /mydirectory/backup/index.html /mydirectory/backup/images/image.gif Does that make sense? The error I get is: cp: cannot copy a directory, `./', into itself, `backup' Is there a way to have cp ignore the newly created directory? Something like: cp -r ./ backup --ignore=backup Any help appreciated. I can work around it by simply making my backup somewhere else but I would be suprised if it's not possible to do this somehow. I think direct answer to your question has been answered :-) Here is the twisted one for back up. The way you do only gives you single level backup. Please consider making use of git (git-core package). Then you get nice history with gui (gitk). http://wiki.debian.org/DRData?action=show#head-386c7f05861f6cebf5eae046652c2ac25a8f1ddf If you are making timed backup with plain cp, you can do it with find while using prune to avoid stepping on your own backup. http://localhost/Wiki/DRData?action=show#head-386c7f05861f6cebf5eae046652c2ac25a8f1ddf Kind Regards and many thanks, God luck. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Copy ./ to subdirectory.
Mike Bird wrote: James Preece wrote: cp -r ./ backup I'd use rsync locally. +1 on rsync. It is the perfect tool for this task. First a dry-run in case I'd made a mistake: Excellent advice. Follow the advice or suffer for it when a typo is made! :-) rsync -a --delete --exclude=backup /mydirectory/ /mydirectory/backup/ ... Please note that trailing slashes on directory names are significant to rsync. That is another important point. If the source includes a trailing slash then it means that directory. Plus on other systems such as HP-UX in particular there are bugs which cause this to behave differently than it should. I have found that specifying the source directory into the destination directory above with a trailing slash to be most portable. rsync -avn sourcedir destdir/ This results in: destdir/sourcedir Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Copy ./ to subdirectory.
This is probably a simple question but I can't find the answer anywhere and my friend Google won't search for ./ and 'copy' brings up all sorts. Basically, I've got a folder containing various files for a website (for simplicity lets say it's this): /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif I want to make a backup so in the /mydirectory/ folder I do: cp -r ./ backup I wanted his to result in: /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif /mydirectory/backup/index.html /mydirectory/backup/images/image.gif Does that make sense? The error I get is: cp: cannot copy a directory, `./', into itself, `backup' Is there a way to have cp ignore the newly created directory? Something like: cp -r ./ backup --ignore=backup Any help appreciated. I can work around it by simply making my backup somewhere else but I would be suprised if it's not possible to do this somehow. Kind Regards and many thanks, James -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Copy ./ to subdirectory.
On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 01:16:50PM +0100, James Preece wrote: Basically, I've got a folder containing various files for a website (for simplicity lets say it's this): /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif I want to make a backup so in the /mydirectory/ folder I do: cp -r ./ backup I wanted his to result in: /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif /mydirectory/backup/index.html /mydirectory/backup/images/image.gif Does that make sense? The error I get is: cp: cannot copy a directory, `./', into itself, `backup' Is there a way to have cp ignore the newly created directory? Something like: Unfortuntly, Debian relies on GNU and GNU has changed the licence on the docs to be incompatible with Debian. Notice that the stub of a man pages directs you to info cp, however info cp gives you cpio instead. OOPS. try: $ mkdir backup $ cp -r i* backup/ I don't see anything like --ignore in the man page. Personally, for stuff like that I use mc. If I'm writing a script, I'm using Python anyway. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Copy ./ to subdirectory.
On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 01:16:50PM +0100, James Preece wrote: This is probably a simple question but I can't find the answer anywhere and my friend Google won't search for ./ and 'copy' brings up all sorts. Basically, I've got a folder containing various files for a website (for simplicity lets say it's this): /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif I want to make a backup so in the /mydirectory/ folder I do: cp -r ./ backup I wanted his to result in: /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif /mydirectory/backup/index.html /mydirectory/backup/images/image.gif Does that make sense? The error I get is: cp: cannot copy a directory, `./', into itself, `backup' Is there a way to have cp ignore the newly created directory? Something like: cp -r ./ backup --ignore=backup I usually do: cp -a ./* ./.* backup/ You'll get an error when it tries to copy backup into itself, but everything else will be copied fine. Ben signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Copy ./ to subdirectory.
On Wednesday 29 August 2007 05:16, James Preece wrote: This is probably a simple question but I can't find the answer anywhere and my friend Google won't search for ./ and 'copy' brings up all sorts. Basically, I've got a folder containing various files for a website (for simplicity lets say it's this): /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif I want to make a backup so in the /mydirectory/ folder I do: cp -r ./ backup I wanted his to result in: /mydirectory/index.html /mydirectory/images/image.gif /mydirectory/backup/index.html /mydirectory/backup/images/image.gif Does that make sense? The error I get is: cp: cannot copy a directory, `./', into itself, `backup' Is there a way to have cp ignore the newly created directory? Something like: cp -r ./ backup --ignore=backup Any help appreciated. I can work around it by simply making my backup somewhere else but I would be suprised if it's not possible to do this somehow. I'd use rsync locally. First a dry-run in case I'd made a mistake: rsync --dry-run -va --delete --exclude=backup /mydirectory/ /mydirectory/backup/ And then remove --dry-run and maybe also -v for the production version: rsync -a --delete --exclude=backup /mydirectory/ /mydirectory/backup/ For more complicated cases I'd add the -H and -S flags but it doesn't look like they're needed here. Please note that trailing slashes on directory names are significant to rsync. If you change the examples above you may see different behavior. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Copy ./ to subdirectory.
On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 01:16:50PM +0100, James Preece wrote: cp: cannot copy a directory, `./', into itself, `backup' Is there a way to have cp ignore the newly created directory? Something like: cp -r ./ backup --ignore=backup You could try using tar. Something like tar --exclude=backup | tar -x --directory=backup -- Patrick Ouellette [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amateur Radio: KB8PYM Living life to a Jimmy Buffett soundtrack Crank the amp to 11, this needs more cowbell - and a llama wouldn't hurt either -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
