05-31-2013
Error check for copying growing directories
I have a simple script which copies directory from one place to another and deleting the source .
I am facing a situation when new files gets added when the script has started running. Its resulting in data loss
Please suggest a way to avoid data loss. I googled a lot but most are perl solutions . I am looking for something is shell script.
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#!/usr/ksh
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#
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