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Script to copy files keeps getting an error

Simon R Wootton — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:13:29 GMT

I have a script running via cron to copy various data files sideways each day, unfortunately it keeps emailing an error as follows :

link failed: startmls: File exists

The script is just copying using 'cp -R ', nothing more clever. It looks like a symbolic link issue - any suggestions ?

Help rewarded as usual
Cheers
Simon

Re: Script to copy files keeps getting an error

Mark Nieuwboer — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:54:29 GMT

Hi Simon,

It looks like a symbolic link problem.
But it's very difficult to say with the information provided. What i think is dat you try to copy the directory on a symbolic link and this is not accepted.

grtz. Mark

Re: Script to copy files keeps getting an error

Sivakumar TS — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:18:26 GMT

Dear Simon,

Is there any symbolic links in the source directory ? Probably that is cause !

Siva.

Re: Script to copy files keeps getting an error

Rory R Hammond — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:42:30 GMT

Simon,

if your file has symbolic links try this instead:

cd
find . -follow -depth -print |cpio -pdmh

The above copies the data in the current directory (that contains symbolic links) to new temporary location populating it with the source files files (no links)

Rory