Re: File archiving questions

[KoReE <koree@ameth.org>]

Not that I've ever done this, but could you place a quota on the directory
of 650MBs, and then do the copy?

Koree
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On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, SILUG wrote:

> Hello!  Here's my situation:
>
> I have a directory, called "a", that has 15,500 files in it.  The total bytes
> stored in the directory (as computed by executing command "du -sk a" ) is
> 2.4GB.
>
> I wish to store these files on CD-ROM's.  I want them stored as "files" on the
> CD-ROM's.  (i.e., not in a .tar or .zip or whatever).
>
> So... I figure I have to:
>   1. Create a directory called "b".
>   2. Copy about 650MB from "a" to "b".
>   3. Create a .iso file by typing:
>      mkisofs -o fred.iso -v -J -r b/
>   4. Burn a cd by typing:
>      cdrecord -v -eject dev=0,0,0 speed=12 fred.iso
>   5. rm fred.iso
>   6. rm -f b/*
>   7. If there are still files left in "a", go to step #1.
>
> Easy, huh?  My problem is in step #2, above.  What's an easy way to copy
> files from "a" to "b" and have the command STOP after 650MB have been
> transferred?  I've been doing it manually, and that's NOT fun!
>
> Thanks!
> Charlie Brune
>
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