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Sudden Problem Started using cp: command "omitting directory"

Hi All,

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me with this one...:)

Just today, I'm having problems using the cp: command:

1. Suddenly, -i (interactive) is forced upon me, even if I didn't call for it.

2. If I use " -f ", I get an interactive prompt.

3. I get directory not found, or "directory omitted" for the following commands, that * worked fine * up until today:

Code:

find /var/www/web1*/web/bmres*/myfolder/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f -R /home/searchfeed.php "$1"/"}' | /bin/sh

makes error

Code:



: No such file or directory: line 12: /bin/sh

OR, if I call it simply from the shell, as in the following:

Code:



cp -f /home/searchfeed.php /var/www/web1*/web/site*/myfolder

makes errors:

Code:



cp: omitting directory `/var/www/web199/web/site_source_aaaadn0/myfolder'

for EVERY web folder and site_source folder within the web1* call!

What's up, these commands worked fine a few days ago!

:confused:

Quote:

Originally Posted by bpmee

OR, if I call it simply from the shell, as in the following:

Code:



cp -f /home/searchfeed.php /var/www/web1*/web/site*/myfolder

You are using wildcards for the target directory. Are you sure you want this?

Quote:

: No such file or directory: line 12: /bin/sh

In which script do you get this?

I get that error in the first script with I listed containing the "awk" command

Hi Falko,

Thanks for your reply.

I get that error in the first script I mentioned, the one containing the "awk" command...

I want to use wildcards because I have many folders and divided into various sections throughout each "web1*" designation....

I'm not sure why this is suddenly happening - I had no troubles before yesterday!

Quote:

Originally Posted by bpmee

I get that error in the first script I mentioned, the one containing the "awk" command...

Please post the contents of that script here.

Here's the code bit

Hi Falko,

Here's the code.... note, I use various iterations of it, such as web2*, web3*, etc because of the extreme amount of folders and sites on my server...

Code:

find /var/www/web1*/web/site*/myfolder/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f -R /home/searchfeed.php "$1"/"}' | /bin/sh

echo bm1

* Note, the double wild card is on purpose....

THANKS!:cool:

Why do you pipe the output of the command through /bin/sh? :confused:

I borrowed this code piece from another script I saw

Hi Falko,

I found this code originally from another shell script on the web.

I just tried running it without the | /bin/sh and the shell showed the cp command, but nothing was actually copied...

The output was like the following:

Code:

cp -f /home/searchfeed.php /var/www/web35/web/site_source_aaaafa4/myfolder

Despite this output the file was not copied! Note, I'm trying to overwrite an existing file with a new version - perhaps I need to provide a command to remove this old file first?

I'm hesitant to do this only because I don't want to accidentally erase other files......:confused:

Can you post your full script here, not just an excerpt?

Hi Falko,

This is the full code:

Code:

##

##

find /var/www/web0*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm0

find /var/www/web1*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm1

find /var/www/web2*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm2

find /var/www/web3*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm3

find /var/www/web4*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm4

find /var/www/web5*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm5

find /var/www/web6*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm6

find /var/www/web7*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm7

find /var/www/web8*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm8

find /var/www/web9*/web/bmres*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo bm9

##

##

##

find /var/www/web0*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site0

find /var/www/web1*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site1

find /var/www/web2*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site2

find /var/www/web3*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site3

find /var/www/web4*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site4

find /var/www/web5*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site5

find /var/www/web6*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site6

find /var/www/web7*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site7

find /var/www/web8*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site8

find /var/www/web9*/web/site*/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk '{print "cp -f /home/searchfeed.php "$1""}'

echo site9

##

##

Please put

Code:

#!/bin/bash 

PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin

right at the beginning of the script.