[OT] Argument list too long

[Thomas Kaiser (ubuntu)]

Andrew Millar wrote:

> Try copying them a few at a time; maybe try using:
>
> cp -r /media/nethd/Sound/a* /media/Sound/
> cp -r /media/nethd/Sound/b* /media/Sound/
>
> and so on.
>
> That should break the argument list down and allow you to copy it
>
> - Andy
>
>
> Thomas Kaiser (ubuntu) wrote:
>
>> Hello All
>>
>> I try to copy my mp3's (108GB) from a nethd to the local hd on my 
>> box. Nautilus just stops copy after some times (no message, just 
>> stops). So I tried it on the command line with cp and got:
>>
>> thomas at AMD64:~$ cp -r /media/nethd/Sound/* /media/Sound/
>> bash: /bin/cp: Argument list too long
>>
>> So, I tried rsync:
>>
>> thomas at AMD64:~$ rsync -rvtn --modify-window=1 --exclude "lost+found" 
>> /media/nethd/Sound/* /media/Sound
>> bash: /usr/bin/rsync: Argument list too long
>>
>> Any help?
>>
>> Regards, Thomas
>>
>
Andrew Millar wrote:

> cp -r /media/nethd/Sound/a* /media/Sound/


I tried this and it works.

Can I do something like (pseudo code):
foreach (abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789)
   cp -r /media/nethd/Sound/$_* /media/Sound/
next

I am not a bash programmer but I heard/read that you can do stuff like 
this in the batch

Regards, Thomas

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