Sudden Problem Started using cp: command "omitting directory"

[bpmee]

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:

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

makes error

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

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

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

makes errors:

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!

[falko]

Originally Posted by bpmee

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

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?

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

In which script do you get this?

[bpmee]

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!

[falko]

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.

[bpmee]

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...

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!

[falko]

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