Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Don't use "cp -i" in the example WAL archive_command. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Don't use "cp -i" in the example WAL archive_command.
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Msg-id 201106191200.p5JC0ew08567@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Don't use "cp -i" in the example WAL archive_command.  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Don't use "cp -i" in the example WAL archive_command.
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> > Perhaps we should recommend:
> >     cd /path && test ! -f %f && cp %p %f
> > That is shorter and removes the duplicate problem.
> 
> Um ... %p is relative to the database directory.

Oh, I see now.  I had thought it was an absolute path, but good thing it
isn't because of the possible need for quoting characters in the path
name.

The only other idea I have is:
NEW=/path && test ! -f $NEW/%f && cp %p $NEW/%f

but that is not going to work with csh-based shells, while I think the
original is fine.

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