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From:	"Elfyn McBratney" <elfyn-cygwin AT exposure DOT org DOT uk>
To:	"cygwin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>, "Kris Dahl" <krislists AT sledge-hammer DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: rsync problem... windows cmd vs. cygwin terminal
Date:	Thu, 20 Feb 2003 01:21:07 -0000
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> I'm using rsync on cygwin to syncronize a bunch of remote machines to a
> central machine.
>
> I'm planning on automating it to run regularly with windows scheduler, so
I
> have some batch files with the rsync command.
>
> When I run batch file from like a Windows cmd window it gives me an error
> with rsync tries to move the temp file to the perm file:
>
> rename .Types.dbf.002724 -> Types.dbf : no such file or directory
>
> Yet when I run this from a cygwin terminal window it works just dandy.
>
> I guess its a difference of using the cygwin.dll to run rsync/ssh/etc FROM
> windows, rather then in the cygwin environment proper.  Is there any way
to
> correct this problem, or do I just need to set up a cron from withing the
> cygwin environment?
>
> Thanks,
> -k


If it works perfectly from the cygwin terminal then why not use a shell
script and execute that via the task scheduler? Once you have the commands
in your shell script you can just use

C:\Cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c /path/to/script.sh

instead of

C:\blah\path\batch.bat


Regards,

Elfyn McBratney
elfyn AT exposure DOT org DOT uk
www.exposure.org.uk



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