UNIX CP command

redd · #1 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009

Hi,

I am using unix cp command to copy files from source directory to destination directory with below command

cp /ser1/data/* /ser1/archive/

This command will run through a job perodically.

The job is failing if there are no files in source directory.

IS there anyway to alter the above command if there is no files in source directory it should ignore the error and successfully complete the job.

jim mcnamara · #2 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009

Code:

[[ -f  $(ls  /ser1/data/ | tail -1 ) ]]  &&   cp /ser1/data/* /ser1/archive/

This tests the existence of files, then copies if the existence check said ok.

redd · #3 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009

Hi,

I am getting the below error when trying to run the command

tail-1: not found.

jim mcnamara · #4 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009

my bad - typo erro. see the red in the opriginal post note the space in front of the - character (hyphen)

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