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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users linux overwrite directory Post 302592260 by sulti on Monday 23rd of January 2012 10:59:31 AM
Old 01-23-2012
Actually it will work only if dir2 IS empty Smilie
But when there are some files in it, it simply won't work...
So for now, I don't have any solution better than:
Code:
rm -rf /path/to/dir2 && mv /path/to/dir1 /path/to/dir2

I think, that filesystem won't allow to do such thing with simple 'mv'.
Smilie
 

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EBZIP(1)							   User Commands							  EBZIP(1)

NAME
ebzip - compress a CD-ROM book SYNOPSIS
ebzip [option...] [book-directory] OPTIONS
-f --force-overwrite set overwrite mode to `force' (same as `--overwrite force') -h --help display this help, then exit -i --information list information of compressed files -k --keep don't delete original files -l INTEGER --level INTEGER compression level; 0..5 (default: 0) -n --no-overwrite set overwrite mode to `no' (same as `--overwrite no') -o DIRECTORY --output-directory DIRECTORY ouput files under DIRECTORY (default: .) -q --quiet --silence suppress all warnings -s TYPE[,TYPE] --skip-content TYPE[,TYPE...] skip content; font, graphic, sound or movie (default: none is skipped) -S SUBBOOK[,SUBBOOK...] --subbook SUBBOOK[,SUBBOOK...] target subbook (default: all subbooks) -t --test only check for input files -u --uncompress uncompress files -v --version display version number, then exit -w MODE --overwrite MODE set overwrite mode of output files; confirm, force or no (default: confirm) -z --compress compress files Argument: book-directory top directory of a CD-ROM book (default: .) Default action: When invoked as `ebunzip', uncompression is the default action. When invoked as `ebzipinfo', listing information is the default action. Otherwise, compression is the default action. REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to m-kasahr@sra.co.jp. COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1997-2006 Motoyuki Kasahara ebzip (EB Library) version 4.4.3 July 2012 EBZIP(1)
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