Re: can you see what is wrong here?

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40636
interpreted = N
texte = dale wrote: > code, after 'stuffing' the folder, I,using [shell] mv the folder to the > same name with the addition of .old to the name. And the code below > should remove the folder.'mv' under most *nix will completely move a directory (it actually renames the directory file itself in the filesystem). Consequently, it should not still exist in the filesystem (try this from a command prompt). I suspect a rights issue; make sure that the directory containing this directory is owned by the WebCat user. The other issue is that if there are any files open in that directory, the 'mv' will not be able to complete.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: can you see what is wrong here? (dale 2002)
  2. Re: can you see what is wrong here? (John Peacock 2002)
  3. Re: can you see what is wrong here? (Brian Boegershausen 2002)
  4. can you see what is wrong here? (dale 2002)
dale wrote: > code, after 'stuffing' the folder, I,using [shell] mv the folder to the > same name with the addition of .old to the name. And the code below > should remove the folder.'mv' under most *nix will completely move a directory (it actually renames the directory file itself in the filesystem). Consequently, it should not still exist in the filesystem (try this from a command prompt). I suspect a rights issue; make sure that the directory containing this directory is owned by the WebCat user. The other issue is that if there are any files open in that directory, the 'mv' will not be able to complete.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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