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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Copy Script Stops Post 303012571 by hicksd8 on Tuesday 6th of February 2018 06:23:16 AM
Old 02-06-2018
Firstly, it is known that:

Code:
# cp -r <whatever>

can have problems with special files (device nodes e.g. /dev/<whatever>) and also with linked files.

So does including the -v switch (verbose) tell you any more?

Code:
# cp -rv <whatever>

If no success then try -R instead.

Code:
# cp -Rv <whatever>

Read the man page for cp to see the difference.

Code:
# man cp

If that all fails, then substitute the cp for a find/cpio combination to copy your directory tree:

Code:
# cd /dir/dir/<top of tree to be copied>
# find . -depth -print|cpio -puvdm <target directory>

Note: In the above the <target directory> MUST already exist before the command is issued.

See if that does the job. Do let us all know the outcome.
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NAME

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SYNOPSIS

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	   Minimum physical memory for all installation types

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	   Minimum physical memory required for windowing system

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       256 MB

	   Minimum physical memory for all installation types

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