topic Re: rcp command in Operating System - HP-UX

rcp command

Ron Bromwell — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:20:56 GMT

If I use the rcp with the -r and -p options to copy files from one machine to another, will I also get any soft links carried over to the new machine. If not is there an option to also copy the soft links over.
Thanks,
Ron

Re: rcp command

Uday_S_Ankolekar — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:24:48 GMT

Hi,

rcp -rp will keep permissions, owner, Time stamp intact while copying over., but not guarantee about soft links

-USA

Re: rcp command

Jeff Machols — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:24:49 GMT

Ron,

The links will be copied as files. if you want to preserve links, you will have to use tar

Re: rcp command

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:26:25 GMT

Unforunately, -r will replace the softlink with the file. So, it's better not to use -r with rcp if you have softlinks.

One way I can think of is to tar up the files, rcp the bundle and then untar using remsh command. This will restore softlinks as well the permissions.

-Sri

Re: rcp command

Santosh Nair_1 — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:48:29 GMT

Adding to Shridar's suggestion, you could use a combination of tar and rsh, i.e:

tar cpf - |remsh "cd |tar xvpf -"

Hope this helps.

-Santosh

Re: rcp command

Anthony deRito — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:53:54 GMT

cpio is the command you should use to retain links, ownership and permissions.

#cd dir
#find . -depth | cpio -ocB | remsh "cd ; cpio -imdvcB"

Tony

Re: rcp command

Roger Baptiste — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:35:01 GMT

hi,

Another suggestion:

find | cpio -ov | compress - | remsh '(cd /;uncompress - | cpio -ivmud)'

HTH
raj

Re: rcp command

Sachin Patel — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:48:35 GMT

I think rdist copy links.

Sachin