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Old 07-29-2008
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Cool cp command
hi folks..

I am trying the following command in a solaris box:

Quote:
$ pwd
/u02/fpradell/siebel78/swse/public
$ cd enu
$ cp -R * /u02/fpradell/siebel78/swse/public/eng
however after some time I'm getting errors like that:

Quote:
cp: /u02/fpradell/siebel78/swse/public/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/e
nu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu/enu: File nam
e too long
Any ideas what could be wrong?
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I would guess that you have a symlink in there that points to itself - cp does not copy the symlink, it instead creates a new version of the file or directory.

To get a more accurate copy, try tar:
Code:
cd /u02/fpradell/siebel78/swse/public
cd enu
tar cf - . | (cd ../eng ; tar xf -)
or
Code:
cd /u02/fpradell/siebel78/swse/public
cd enu
tar cf - . | "cd ../eng ; tar xf -"
(depends on your shell)
You also may need to user tar -cf - instead of tar cf - depending on your version of tar.
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