Unix: command for sudo-mv-chown combo?

Question

I am operating as sudo in a system where I mv a great amount of files and dirs to and fro. Is there a command for the combo?

$ sudo -i; # mv hello /home/other; # chown -R other:other /home/other/hello

`A && B` executes `B` iff `A` succeeded. If you are writing a system administration script, also consider using `set -e` to abort on errors. — Philipp, May 25 '10 at 14:03

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered May 25 '10 at 14:01

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Try the install command (options -o, -g and -m).

answered May 25 '10 at 14:01

Philipp

+1. Didn't knew that this existed. Exactly what the OP asked for. – ereOn May 25 '10 at 14:06
The OP is doing a `mv`. `install` is more like a `cp`. – Mikel Mar 31 '11 at 22:18

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 25 '10 at 14:03

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Something like this ?

david@pcdavid:~$ cat zz
whoami
david@pcdavid:~$ sudo -i "cd /home/david; mv zz yy; chown root yy; sh yy"
root

answered May 25 '10 at 14:03

David V.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 25 '10 at 14:04

0

Put those commands in a shell script and run the script with sudo.

answered May 25 '10 at 14:04

phantom-99w

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