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Move Files Recursively but only if they are not open by another process
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I want to modify the script text below, to change the file permissions, owner and move it, only if the file is not open by another process.
cd /mnt/usbdrive/DVR
sudo chown 777 -R /mnt/usbdrive
sudo chmod 777 -R /mnt/usbdrive
find . -mindepth 2 -type f -name '*.ts' -exec mv -t /mnt/usbdrive +
recursive move
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I want to modify the script text below, to change the file permissions, owner and move it, only if the file is not open by another process.
cd /mnt/usbdrive/DVR
sudo chown 777 -R /mnt/usbdrive
sudo chmod 777 -R /mnt/usbdrive
find . -mindepth 2 -type f -name '*.ts' -exec mv -t /mnt/usbdrive +
recursive move
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which operating system are you using ? Linux has thefusercommand for that, usually packaged in "psmisc"
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I want to modify the script text below, to change the file permissions, owner and move it, only if the file is not open by another process.
cd /mnt/usbdrive/DVR
sudo chown 777 -R /mnt/usbdrive
sudo chmod 777 -R /mnt/usbdrive
find . -mindepth 2 -type f -name '*.ts' -exec mv -t /mnt/usbdrive +
recursive move
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I want to modify the script text below, to change the file permissions, owner and move it, only if the file is not open by another process.
cd /mnt/usbdrive/DVR
sudo chown 777 -R /mnt/usbdrive
sudo chmod 777 -R /mnt/usbdrive
find . -mindepth 2 -type f -name '*.ts' -exec mv -t /mnt/usbdrive +
recursive move
recursive move
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which operating system are you using ? Linux has thefusercommand for that, usually packaged in "psmisc"
– LL3
7 hours ago
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which operating system are you using ? Linux has thefusercommand for that, usually packaged in "psmisc"
– LL3
7 hours ago
which operating system are you using ? Linux has the
fuser command for that, usually packaged in "psmisc"– LL3
7 hours ago
which operating system are you using ? Linux has the
fuser command for that, usually packaged in "psmisc"– LL3
7 hours ago
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