On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 02:40:00AM +0200, deloptes wrote: > Ken Heard wrote: > > > Whenever I run this script -- or several others like it > > > > #!/bin/bash > > # Script to back up all browser files in directory /home/ken/mozilla. > > STARTDIR=$PWD > > cd /home/ken > > tar -czf /media/fde/backups/kbrowsers.tgz --exclude-caches \ > > --wildcards -T docs/tarlists/kbrowsers.lst > > cd "$STARTDIR" > > > > it returns the following: > > > > this is not possible because in the script you tell tar to create archive > in /media/fde/backups/
Possibly /media/fde is a (broken) symbolic link to /media/ssda? Besides (but this probably hasn't to do with your failure): what are you trying to achieve with 'STARTDIR=$PWD' and then 'cd "$STARTDIR"'? Cheers -- tomás
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