Dear Tim: Thank you so much for your help. I will use cp -p instead of using cp -preserve==timestamps.
Sang-Young > On May 17, 2017, at 1:13 PM, Timothy B. Brown <tbbr...@wustl.edu> wrote: > > Dear Sang-Young, > > I would suggest that you replace the cp --preserve=timestamps commands in the > scripts that are causing the problems with cp -p commands. > > Until March 2016, those scripts used cp -p with the specific intent of > preserving timestamps on the files that were copied. In the environment we > currently use to run pipelines here at Washington University in St. Louis, > the cp -p command was failing. The cp -p command is equivalent to cp > --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps. In our environment, it was not possible > to preserve the ownership of files when doing those copies. Thus the cp -p > command was failing. > Since the actual intent of the command was only to preserve the timestamps > and preserving the other items (mode and ownership) was not particularly > important, the commands were changed to cp --preserve=timestamps (asking only > to preserve what is necessary). > We have since learned that for at least some versions of Mac OSX, the > --preserve= option is not supported for the cp command. However, the -p > option seems to still be supported in Mac OSX. > The situation now is that changing the command back to cp -p will not work > for us, and leaving it as cp --preserve=timestamps will not work for people > using some versions of Mac OSX. > > It is my understanding that using Gnu CoreUtils on Mac OSX makes the > --preserve= option to the cp command available under Mac OSX. But I have no > experience with that, so I'm not in a position to recommend it. > > I'm sorry for your frustration in dealing with this issue. Thank you for > asking this on the list. Hopefully, this reply will prevent some others from > experiencing the same frustration. > > Tim > > On 05/17/2017 09:31 AM, Sang-Young Kim wrote: >> Dear HCP users: >> >> In FreeSureferPipeline script (e.g., FreeSurferHiresWhite), it looks like >> that cp --preserve=timestamps option does not work in Mac OSX. >> I have spent lots of times to fix this problem and cause a lot of >> frustration. >> >> My question is that whether I can use the option rsync -t to copy lh.white, >> lh.curv etc.. as an alternative method? >> I’m not sure rsync -t can also be used to preserve the timestamps on the >> files copied. >> Are there any other method to fix this problem? >> >> It’ll be greatly appreciated if you can give me any solution. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Sang-Young >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HCP-Users mailing list >> HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org <mailto:HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org> >> http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users >> <http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users> > > -- > Timothy B. Brown > Business & Technology Application Analyst III > Pipeline Developer (Human Connectome Project) > tbbrown(at)wustl.edu > The material in this message is private and may contain Protected Healthcare > Information (PHI). If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any > unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or the taking of any action in reliance > on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender via > telephone or return mail. _______________________________________________ HCP-Users mailing list HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users
