issue with mv: "inter-device move failed, unable to remove target: Is a directory "

Xeratul · 12-04-2010, 08:15 AM

Hello,

when i try to move my picture folder from my camera to my home dir, i use this command

Code:

mv -f ~/pictures /mnt/1tbdiskbackup/

eSelix · 12-04-2010, 10:32 AM

From camera to home dir is:

Code:

mv -f /mnt/1tbdiskbackup ~/pictures

If it will not work, maybe you cannot remove this directory from camera, use:

Code:

mv -f /mnt/1tbdiskbackup/* ~/pictures/1tbdiskbackup

Xeratul · 12-05-2010, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eSelix

From camera to home dir is:

Code:

mv -f /mnt/1tbdiskbackup ~/pictures

If it will not work, maybe you cannot remove this directory from camera, use:

Code:

mv -f /mnt/1tbdiskbackup/* ~/pictures/1tbdiskbackup

OK, indeed, because ~/pictures/1tbdiskbackup exists already, but how to merge the folders with a possibility of overwritting or either labelling *.1,2,... for cases of same filename ?

barriehie · 12-06-2010, 02:46 AM

This should move them and avoid overwriting. (untested.)

Code:

#!/bin/bash
declare -i counter=1
getdir="/mnt/1tbdiskbackup/"
putdir="$HOME/Pictures/"
find $getdir -maxdepth 1 -type f | while read pic
do
  file=$(basename $pic)
  if [ -e $putdir$file ]
  then
    mv $getdir$pic $putdir$pic-$counter
    counter=$counter+1
  else
    mv $getdir$pic $putdir$pic
  fi
done

exit 0