file copy problem: filename too long

[Ian Bruntlett]

Hi Tom,

On 25 September 2015 at 23:04, Tom Cloyd <tomcloydmsma at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm baffled by a problem which I'm having on my Lubuntu install [15.04] on
> my Dell Inspiron which is NOT occurring on my HP Mini 110 netbook. The OS
> installation on the HP netbook is identical to that on the Dell so far as I
> know.
>
> In trying to copy several large directories from a backup USB harddrive, I
> get a refusal to copy on the Dell due to a number (several hundred) of
> filenames' being too long.
>
> I NEED to complete this directory copy. Can anyone advise me as to how to
> resolve this problem?
>
I have a bash shell script to help me with backups. It uses the tar command
to backup directories to a .tar.gz file. And I can tell it which .tar.gz
files to create. My hard disc is big enough for me to keep spare copies of
the .tar.gz files and I regularly backup the .tar.gz files to USB flash
drives and occasionally DVD-R discs. It's not the simplest of bash scripts
to read so I'd recommend reading up about the tar command.

BW,


Ian

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