Re: [tlug] cp oddity

[simon colston <simon@example.com>]

Shawn wrote:
> it's funny that when copying all of 11000+ files which are permissioned
> at 555, I sometimes get permission errors and mostly not
> 
> cp -R /media/cdrecorder /home/j/R/aba_2
> cp: cannot create regular file
> `/home/j/R/aba_2/cdrecorder/actions/switching/boy pushing in electrical
> p.jpg': Permission denied

Just out of interest, what are the permissions on 'cdrecorder', 
'actions' and 'switching' on both the source and the destination after 
the faulty copy?

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simon colston