Re: Copy file across volumes
Re: Copy file across volumes
- Subject: Re: Copy file across volumes
- From: John Baltutis <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:20:21 -0700
On 07/28/05, Simon Forster <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> What's the most reliable method for copying files across volumes?
>
> If I get the Finder to copy the files, occasionally I've received a
> "Finder is busy" message. I suppose I could trap for this error but
> then how? Perhaps more pertinently, how do I reproduce this error so
> that I can test my workaround?
>
> If I use System Events, I don't seem to be able to traverse volumes.
> And anyway, the move command will quietly fail without any error. If
> the file's not moved / copied, I need to know and deal with it.
>
> (Do shell script) cp dumps the resource fork - unless I use CpMac.
> But not every machine has CpMac installed. (Although I suppose I
> could create an Application bundle and include CpMac in this).
I'd use ditto, which does preserve the resource fork. Note that the manpage
for CpMac states: "As of Mac OS X 10.4, the cp command preserves metadata
and resource forks of files on Extended HFS volumes, so it can be used in
place of CpMac. The /Developer/Tools/CpMac command will be deprecated in
future versions of Mac OS X."
Can't help with copy across volumes problem.
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