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=== Moving files from scratch or home filesystems to project === <!--T:42--> | === Moving files from scratch or home filesystems to project === <!--T:42--> | ||
If you want to move files from your scratch or home space into a project space, you '''should not''' use the <tt>mv</tt> command. Instead, we recommend using the regular <tt>cp</tt>, or the <tt>rsync</tt> command | If you want to move files from your scratch or home space into a project space, you '''should not''' use the <tt>mv</tt> command. Instead, we recommend using the regular <tt>cp</tt>, or the <tt>rsync</tt> command. | ||
It is very important to run <tt>cp</tt> and <tt>rsync</tt> correctly to ensure that the files copied over to the project space have the correct group ownership. With <tt>cp</tt>, do not use the archive <tt>-a</tt> option. And when using <tt>rsync</tt>, make sure you specify the <tt>--no-g --no-p</tt> options, like so: | |||
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{{Command|rsync -axvpH --no-g --no-p $HOME/scratch/some_directory $HOME/projects/<project>/some_other_directory}} | {{Command|rsync -axvpH --no-g --no-p $HOME/scratch/some_directory $HOME/projects/<project>/some_other_directory}} | ||
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