Re: moving timestamp preservation to the last step in copy_internal() / copy_reg()

On Wednesday 10 May 2006 01:28, Paul Eggert wrote: > Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > so just ignore me, thanks :) > > OK, but, the original message at > points out a real > problem. really not my day it seems ... > However, the proble

Re: moving timestamp preservation to the last step in copy_internal() / copy_reg()

Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > so just ignore me, thanks :) OK, but, the original message at points out a real problem. However, the problem does not occur with me, so it most likely is a bug in his NFS implementation (perhaps the gen

Re: info?

"Craig Shaver \(crshaver\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Using info instead of man pages is a crock of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Info sucks. > That > stuff is for old old unix dinosaurs Man pages predate info. If info is for dinosaurs, man pages are for trilobites. __

Re: Feature request, mv

> In some cases, it is desirable to rename something on top of a > symbolic link to a directory: > > $ mkdir www1.0 > $ (cd www1.0 && tar -zxf /tmp/www.new.tgz) > $ ln -s www1.0 www > > (some time later) > > $ mkdir www1.1 > $ (cd www1.1 && tar -zxf /tmp/www.updated.tgz) > $ ln -s www1.0 tmp > $

Feature request, mv

In some cases, it is desirable to rename something on top of a symbolic link to a directory: $ mkdir www1.0 $ (cd www1.0 && tar -zxf /tmp/www.new.tgz) $ ln -s www1.0 www (some time later) $ mkdir www1.1 $ (cd www1.1 && tar -zxf /tmp/www.updated.tgz) $ ln -s www1.0 tmp $ mv tmp www The desired

Re: sort

> when i try to sort a list of ip addresses (actually, the output of arp -a), i > get output like this: > ... > (192.168.100.110) 00:08:02:5E:2B:4B > (192.168.100.12) 00:13:72:EF:DC:7F > (192.168.100.120) 00:13:72:B0:5D:E8 > ... > > there doesn't seem to be a switch to do this sorting properly. cu

Re: info?

> > Using info instead of man pages is a crock of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Info sucks. > That > stuff is for old old unix dinosaurs with grey ponytails. Is there > anything to convert info? Remember the adage that you will catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Your request came across as more accu

info?

HI, Using info instead of man pages is a crock of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Info sucks. That stuff is for old old unix dinosaurs with grey ponytails. Is there anything to convert info? thanks, ___ Craig Shaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] , 408-525-2726, sj9-2

sort

when i try to sort a list of ip addresses (actually, the output of arp -a), i get output like this: ... (192.168.100.110) 00:08:02:5E:2B:4B (192.168.100.12) 00:13:72:EF:DC:7F (192.168.100.120) 00:13:72:B0:5D:E8 ... there doesn't seem to be a switch to do this sorting properly. currently, i will us

Re: moving timestamp preservation to the last step in copy_internal() / copy_reg()

On Tuesday 09 May 2006 03:45, Paul Eggert wrote: > Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > a user pointed out that `cp -p` failed to preserve times on a nfs mount: > > http://bugs.gentoo.org/132673 > > That bug report talks about mtime, but then you write: yes, right ... i was thinking that

Re: (GNU/)Linux filereading

I am trying to open a file called "-2.xml" through VI editor/cat from command prompt. But unable to read the file as it is taking "-" as one option. I am getting the following error - cat: invalid option -- 2 Try: COMMAND ./-2.xml where COMMAND is vi/cat/... Cheers. __

Re: Linux filereading

> Hi, > > I am trying to open a file called "-2.xml" through VI editor/cat from > command prompt. But unable to read the file as it is taking "-" as one > option. > I am getting the following error - cat: invalid option -- 2 This list does not support vi. However, we do provide this FAQ, which

Re: information

> when i type the command echo $EDDSS_ROOT (which is used to tell the > operating system ) it is returning the command unknown OS so how can i know > the operating system EDDSS_ROOT is not a standardized environment variable. You may have more luck by using the uname command. Or look for a scrip

information

when i type the command echo $EDDSS_ROOT (which is used to tell the operating system ) it is returning the command unknown OS so how can i know the operating system ___ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinf

Linux filereading

Hi, I am trying to open a file called "-2.xml" through VI editor/cat from command prompt. But unable to read the file as it is taking "-" as one option. I am getting the following error - cat: invalid option -- 2 Please let me know your comments on the same Regards, Arun T. ___

Re: moving timestamp preservation to the last step in copy_internal() / copy_reg()

Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > a user pointed out that `cp -p` failed to preserve times on a nfs mount: > http://bugs.gentoo.org/132673 This is a kernel bug, fixed with this patch: commit 755c1e20cd2ad56e5c567fa05769eb98a3eef72b Author: Trond Myklebust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: M

Re: moving timestamp preservation to the last step in copy_internal() / copy_reg()

Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > a user pointed out that `cp -p` failed to preserve times on a nfs mount: > http://bugs.gentoo.org/132673 That bug report talks about mtime, but then you write: > this is because changing ownership on a nfs mount updates the ctimes: > touch foo > # sta