> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jenkinsnewbie
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 13:21
> 
> I am not sure if Windows supports symlinks.
> But the current requirement  is to support at least Linux and 
> may be Windows.
> 

If you can run tar, then you can run cpio. We use cygwin for that on windows.

> 
> On Tuesday, 13 January 2015 19:13:06 UTC+1, Jason Pyeron wrote:
> 
>       > -----Original Message----- 
>       > From: Jenkinsnewbie 
>       > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 13:10 
>       > 
>       > Will "cpio -dum" work in Windows? 
>       
>       With cygwin, how were you handling links before on windows? 
>       
>       > 
>       > On Tuesday, 13 January 2015 18:35:39 UTC+1, John 
> Mellor wrote: 
>       > 
>       >         "tar" functionality does not nicely handle links, and 
>       > never has.  How about using "cpio -pdum" or "pax" to copy the 
>       > directory? 
>       > 
>       >          
>       > 
>       >         From: [email protected] <javascript:>   
>       > [mailto:[email protected] <javascript:> ] On Behalf 
>       > Of Jenkinsnewbie 
>       >         Sent: January-13-15 11:33 
>       >         To: [email protected] <javascript:> 
>       >         Subject: Efficient way to copy artifacts(with 
> symlinks) 
>       > across workspace 
>       > 
>       >          
>       > 
>       >         I have a very specific issue. Problem is: I need to 
>       > copy artifacts from one directory in workspace to another. 
>       > some of the artifacts  contain symlinks. I use the solution 
>       > as provided in: 
>       > 
> https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e15b2e19e394f5d631
>  <https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e15b2e19e394f5d631>  
>       > 83f01a2e72a14115a0c370 
>       > 
> <https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e15b2e19e394f5d63
>  <https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e15b2e19e394f5d63>  
>       > 183f01a2e72a14115a0c370>  i.e. taring the source and untaring 
>       > at destination. But it sometimes fail at the slaves. 
>       > 
>       >          
>       > 
>       >         Does anyone have a better solution? 
>       > 
>       >          
>       > 
>       >         Thanks! 
>       > 


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