Hi, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote on 2014-05-06 20:37:48 -0400 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Rename of directories error?and?other?oddities...]: > Holger Parplies wrote at about 01:48:55 +0200 on Wednesday, May 7, 2014: > > Rob Morin wrote on 2014-05-06 15:02:34 -0400 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Rename > of directories error and?other?oddities...]: > > > To fix the issue I simply did the following... > > > > > > mv /usr/bin/rename /usr/bin/rename.orig > > > ln -s /bin/mv /usr/bin/rename > > > > won't help. BackupPC doesn't use /usr/bin/rename, it uses the Perl rename() > > function named after the system call. Actually, /usr/bin/rename is a Perl > > script. I'm not sure about the syntax, but I vaguely remember it's intended > > for renaming several files, applying a Perl regexp substitution to the file > > names, so you've likely just got the syntax wrong (the manual page seems to > > agree with that assumption). > > Not quite true...
coincidentally, the preceeding messages state something vaguely like ... Rob Morin wrote on 2014-05-06 14:57:56 -0400 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Rename of directories error and other oddities...]: RM> After a test by su to backuppc user, i created a dir named new and then RM> tried to rename it, i got this error... RM> RM> backuppc@locutus:~/pc/momentumvserver.momentum.local$ RM> rename /var/lib/backuppc/pc/momentumvserver.momentum.local/new RM> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/momentumvserver.momentum.local/0 RM> RM> Having no space between pattern and following word is deprecated at (eval 1) RM> line 1. RM> Bareword found where operator expected at (eval 1) line 1, near "/var/lib" RM> (Missing operator before b?) RM> Search pattern not terminated at (eval 1) line 1. I tend to believe that you'll agree that this is a Perl error message. I would further assume that I'd get such an error message if I tried to use something like "/var/lib/backuppc/pc/momentumvserver.momentum.local/new" as a regular expression (because the "/var/" part is one, it's just not supposed to be followed by "lib" without intervening space (not that the space would help much, of course ;-)). > [...] > On debian systems, 'rename' is indeed a perl script calling the perl > rename function. Interestingly, usr/bin/rename is a link to > /etc/alternatives/rename which in turn is a link to /usr/bin/prename > (where presumably the 'p' stands for Perl) > > On Fedora/Centos/Cygwin, 'rename' is a (standard) linux binary utility > in the standard util-linux (Linux utility) package. > > The usage (unfortunately) is *not* the same... which is a pita since I > have needed to modify my scripts depending on what linux distro they > are running on... I agree on the Debian part, believe you about the Fedora/Centos/Cygwin part and wonder about your script part (though I see that calling a command rather than the syscall might make sense, e.g. if you need to move cross device or recursively, but why not use 'mv' then?), but it's really beside the point. BackupPC uses the syscall, not the command, unless I missed something. Thus, replacing the command will not change anything, whether you might be on Debian, Fedora, Centos or even Cygwin (though I doubt you'll have much fun running the BackupPC server there). Regards, Holger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
