Copy command does not work Post: 302935811

Sponsored Content

Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Copy command does not work Post 302935811 by smurphy_it on Thursday 19th of February 2015 09:16:49 AM

02-19-2015

Registered User

steps you provided aren't quite matching up

Good day. You originally posted:

Code:

1. Generate Term file
2. Remove previous term and rpt files from utility directory.
3. copy term file to utility directory
4. call sql to generate rpt file using term file as input
5. copy the generated rpt file from run directory to utility directory.

However, you commands contradict your steps. For example, step #5 says to copy the generated SQL file from run directory to the utility directory. Yet, the copy command [CODE][cp utl/nj.RPT RUN_DIR/CODE] is contradicting that.

Additionally, you are dealing with relative paths instead of absolute paths (as previously point ed out) and there doesn't seem to be any error checking in case one of your steps fail (such as a rm or cp command).

You are also using references to /util in some lines and util/ in others... one being an absolute path, whilst the other is a relative path. Not to mention, are there two seperate files nj.rpt and nj.RPT ?

I would suggest you use absolute paths for starters. Additionally, the ; may be required after the ]] in your if then statement. Additionally, the RUN_DIR... is this a directory, or supposed to be a variable ?

If you fix up your variables and use absolute paths, that should rememdy your situation.

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 02-19-2015 at 11:56 AM.. Reason: Changed code tags to code tags

smurphy_it

View Public Profile for smurphy_it

Find all posts by smurphy_it

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. HP-UX

ls command doesnt work

Good Day I mistakely renamed the dld.sl file in the /usr/lib directory. When i try to ls/ftp into the box i get this error :eek: crt0: ERROR couldn't open /usr/lib/dld.sl errno:000000002 I have tried to rename it back from the renamed file to the original file name, but it gives me the...

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Command work but not in SH script

Command works but not in SH At terminal if i type: scp test.tar.gz user1@server2:/home/user Everything run smoothly (keyed, no password need) At script , test.sh #!/bin/sh scp test.tar.gz user1@server2:/home/user Nothing happen and clue ? ? ? ? ?

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

at command does not work

at command does not work with graphic programs like firefox, evolution, etc It works with other commands for example: at now shutdown -h now OK but at now firefox does not work Anyone knows if its possible to open a firefox window at a scheduled time? Thanks Jose

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to make copy work faster

I am trying to copy a folder which contains a list of C executables. It takes 2 mins for completion,where as the entire script takes only 3 more minutes for other process. Is there a way to copy the folder faster so that the performance of the script will improve?

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Copy a command string from the command line

How can we copy a command string from a previous command line and paste it into the cursor position on the current command line? I know that ^c will not work as the shell will interpret as an interrupt signal. Thanks,

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

scp : recursive copy doesn't work

Hi I have a problem with scp command : I try to copy a list of files from source to destination, it works fine but if there is a directory not existing on destination, it doesn't automatic create. Syntax : scp -rp /<PATH>/<NEW_DIR>/<FILE> <USER_DEST>@<HOST_DEST>:<PATH>/<NEW_DIR>/<FILE>...

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

command does not work

need help, trying make a command where the user presses any keys and it will go to the home page, however it doesnt work, why ? echo -p "press any key to return to main menu" menu if ]; then echo -p "\n" home fi

8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

copy *. does not work in function

Hi, I want to copy a file/directory ( recursively , if needed) and if destination directory does not exist create it ( with parent directory, if needed). funcopy () { if ; then echo "$2 exists , copying files" cp -r "$1" "$2" else echo "Directory does not exist;Create directory" mkdir...

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

grep command does not work

Hello. I have a question as to why my grep command does not seem to be working. grep -c '^?*' ~ grep -c '^.*' ~ I wanted to count the number of files starting with the letter K and have some letters after that. I have such files in my home directory. However, the output is 0. So, I have no...

10. Programming

Shell copy command don't work

I want copy Files: But cp don't work: shell_exec("cp ".$pfad." ".$genzone); shell_exec("cp ../Chrysanthemum.jpg ../test"); Whats wrong?

LEARN ABOUT CENTOS

symlinks

SYMLINKS(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       SYMLINKS(8)

NAME

       symlinks - symbolic link maintenance utility

SYNOPSIS

       symlinks [ -cdorstv ] dirlist

DESCRIPTION

       symlinks  is  a	useful	utility for maintainers of FTP sites, CDROMs, and Linux software distributions.  It scans directories for symbolic
       links and lists them on stdout, often revealing flaws in the filesystem tree.

       Each link is output with a classification of relative, absolute, dangling, messy, lengthy, or other_fs.

       relative links are those expressed as paths relative to the directory in which the links reside, usually independent of the mount point	of
       the filesystem.

       absolute links are those given as an absolute path from the root directory as indicated by a leading slash (/).

       dangling  links	are  those  for  which	the  target  of the link does not currently exist.  This commonly occurs for absolute links when a
       filesystem is mounted at other than its customary mount point (such as when the normal root filesystem is mounted  at  /mnt  after  booting
       from alternative media).

       messy links are links which contain unnecessary slashes or dots in the path.  These are cleaned up as well when -c is specified.

       lengthy	links  are  links  which use "../" more than necessary in the path (eg.  /bin/vi -> ../bin/vim) These are only detected when -s is
       specified, and are only cleaned up when -c is also specified.

       other_fs are those links whose target currently resides on a different filesystem from where symlinks was run (most useful with -r ).

OPTIONS

       -c     convert absolute links (within the same filesystem) to relative links.  This permits links to maintain their validity regardless	of
	      the  mount  point used for the filesystem -- a desirable setup in most cases.  This option also causes any messy links to be cleaned
	      up, and, if -s was also specified, then lengthy links are also shortened.  Links affected by -c are prefixed  with  changed  in  the
	      output.

       -d     causes dangling links to be removed.

       -o     fix links on other filesystems encountered while recursing.  Normally, other filesystems encountered are not modified by symlinks.

       -r     recursively operate on subdirectories within the same filesystem.

       -s     causes lengthy links to be detected.

       -t     is used to test for what symlinks would do if -c were specified, but without really changing anything.

       -v     show all symbolic links.	By default, relative links are not shown unless -v is specified.

BUGS

       symlinks does not recurse or change links across filesystems.

AUTHOR

       symlinks  has  been written by Mark Lord <mlord@pobox.com>, the original developer and maintainer of the IDE Performance Package for linux,
       the Linux IDE Driver subsystem, hdparm, and a current day libata hacker.

SEE ALSO

       symlink(2)

Version 1.4							   October 2008 						       SYMLINKS(8)

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. HP-UX

ls command doesnt work

Discussion started by: shawnbishop

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Command work but not in SH script

Discussion started by: cititester

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

at command does not work

Discussion started by: otilesoj

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to make copy work faster

Discussion started by: prasperl