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In Linux what happens if 1000 files in a directory are moved to another location while another 300 files were added to the source directory?
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In Linux what happens if 1000 files in a directory are moved to another location and another 300 files were added to the source directory while original 1000 files were being moved. Will the destination end up being 1300 files? or will there be 300 files remaining in the source folder.
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In Linux what happens if 1000 files in a directory are moved to another location and another 300 files were added to the source directory while original 1000 files were being moved. Will the destination end up being 1300 files? or will there be 300 files remaining in the source folder.
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In Linux what happens if 1000 files in a directory are moved to another location and another 300 files were added to the source directory while original 1000 files were being moved. Will the destination end up being 1300 files? or will there be 300 files remaining in the source folder.
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In Linux what happens if 1000 files in a directory are moved to another location and another 300 files were added to the source directory while original 1000 files were being moved. Will the destination end up being 1300 files? or will there be 300 files remaining in the source folder.
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This depends on which tools you use: Let's check a few cases:
If you run something along the lines of mv /path/to/source/* /path/to/dest/ int a shell, you will end up with the original 1000 files being moved, the new 300 being untouched. This comes from the fact, that the shell will expand the * before starting the move operation, so when the move is in progress, the list is already fixed.
If you use Nautilus (and other GUI friends), you will end up the same way: It will run the move operation based on which files were selected - this doesn't change when new files show up.
If you use your own program using syscalls along the line of loop over glob and only one mv until glob stays empty, you will end up with all 1300 files in the new directory. This is because every new glob will pick up the new files, that have showed up in the meantime.
answered 1 hour ago
Eugen RieckEugen Rieck
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What happens if you opendir() the source, then loop over readdir() or getdents()?
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1 hour ago
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When you tell the system to move all the files from a directory, it lists all the files and then starts moving them. If new files appear in the directory, they aren't added to the list of files to move, so they'll remain in the original location.
You can, of course, program a way of moving files different to mv which will periodically check for new files in the source directory.
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This depends on which tools you use: Let's check a few cases:
If you run something along the lines of mv /path/to/source/* /path/to/dest/ int a shell, you will end up with the original 1000 files being moved, the new 300 being untouched. This comes from the fact, that the shell will expand the * before starting the move operation, so when the move is in progress, the list is already fixed.
If you use Nautilus (and other GUI friends), you will end up the same way: It will run the move operation based on which files were selected - this doesn't change when new files show up.
If you use your own program using syscalls along the line of loop over glob and only one mv until glob stays empty, you will end up with all 1300 files in the new directory. This is because every new glob will pick up the new files, that have showed up in the meantime.
answered 1 hour ago
Eugen RieckEugen Rieck
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What happens if you opendir() the source, then loop over readdir() or getdents()?
– grawity
1 hour ago
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This depends on which tools you use: Let's check a few cases:
If you run something along the lines of mv /path/to/source/* /path/to/dest/ int a shell, you will end up with the original 1000 files being moved, the new 300 being untouched. This comes from the fact, that the shell will expand the * before starting the move operation, so when the move is in progress, the list is already fixed.
If you use Nautilus (and other GUI friends), you will end up the same way: It will run the move operation based on which files were selected - this doesn't change when new files show up.
If you use your own program using syscalls along the line of loop over glob and only one mv until glob stays empty, you will end up with all 1300 files in the new directory. This is because every new glob will pick up the new files, that have showed up in the meantime.
answered 1 hour ago
Eugen RieckEugen Rieck
10.3k22228
What happens if you opendir() the source, then loop over readdir() or getdents()?
– grawity
1 hour ago
add a comment |
This depends on which tools you use: Let's check a few cases:
If you run something along the lines of mv /path/to/source/* /path/to/dest/ int a shell, you will end up with the original 1000 files being moved, the new 300 being untouched. This comes from the fact, that the shell will expand the * before starting the move operation, so when the move is in progress, the list is already fixed.
If you use Nautilus (and other GUI friends), you will end up the same way: It will run the move operation based on which files were selected - this doesn't change when new files show up.
If you use your own program using syscalls along the line of loop over glob and only one mv until glob stays empty, you will end up with all 1300 files in the new directory. This is because every new glob will pick up the new files, that have showed up in the meantime.
answered 1 hour ago
Eugen RieckEugen Rieck
10.3k22228
This depends on which tools you use: Let's check a few cases:
If you run something along the lines of mv /path/to/source/* /path/to/dest/ int a shell, you will end up with the original 1000 files being moved, the new 300 being untouched. This comes from the fact, that the shell will expand the * before starting the move operation, so when the move is in progress, the list is already fixed.
If you use Nautilus (and other GUI friends), you will end up the same way: It will run the move operation based on which files were selected - this doesn't change when new files show up.
If you use your own program using syscalls along the line of loop over glob and only one mv until glob stays empty, you will end up with all 1300 files in the new directory. This is because every new glob will pick up the new files, that have showed up in the meantime.
answered 1 hour ago
Eugen RieckEugen Rieck
10.3k22228
answered 1 hour ago
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answered 1 hour ago
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What happens if you opendir() the source, then loop over readdir() or getdents()?
– grawity
1 hour ago
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What happens if you opendir() the source, then loop over readdir() or getdents()?
– grawity
1 hour ago
What happens if you opendir() the source, then loop over readdir() or getdents()?
– grawity
1 hour ago
What happens if you opendir() the source, then loop over readdir() or getdents()?
– grawity
1 hour ago
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When you tell the system to move all the files from a directory, it lists all the files and then starts moving them. If new files appear in the directory, they aren't added to the list of files to move, so they'll remain in the original location.
You can, of course, program a way of moving files different to mv which will periodically check for new files in the source directory.
answered 1 hour ago
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When you tell the system to move all the files from a directory, it lists all the files and then starts moving them. If new files appear in the directory, they aren't added to the list of files to move, so they'll remain in the original location.
You can, of course, program a way of moving files different to mv which will periodically check for new files in the source directory.
answered 1 hour ago
chorobachoroba
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When you tell the system to move all the files from a directory, it lists all the files and then starts moving them. If new files appear in the directory, they aren't added to the list of files to move, so they'll remain in the original location.
You can, of course, program a way of moving files different to mv which will periodically check for new files in the source directory.
answered 1 hour ago
chorobachoroba
13.3k13341
When you tell the system to move all the files from a directory, it lists all the files and then starts moving them. If new files appear in the directory, they aren't added to the list of files to move, so they'll remain in the original location.
You can, of course, program a way of moving files different to mv which will periodically check for new files in the source directory.
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