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Moving files and permissions

  • 03-11-2010 10:39PM
    #1
    cian1500ww
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭


    So I want to move the files for all of the websites on my linux webserver to a new directory accessed via a symlink from the original directory. If I copy the files over and make the symlinks, will all permissions stay intact??


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  • #2
    almighty1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭almighty1


    Copy them first and then have a look.


  • #3
    cian1500ww
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭cian1500ww


    almighty1 wrote: »
    Copy them first and then have a look.
    Is there a way of printing out the permissions?? There's a lot of directories and files with different permissions.

    EDIT: Copied all the files over and renamed the original directory and made a symlink to the copied files and the permissions don't seem to be transferred. Keep getting a load of permission errors on the websites.


  • #4
    cian1500ww
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭cian1500ww


    Figured it out, you have to use -prv in the cp command; -p for preserve, -r for recursive, and -v for verbose.


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