[chef] Re: Re: remote directory creation question

[Maven User < >]

The remote_directory doesn't work if it's just empty directories (you need at least one file in there).

Or am I missing something?

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:54 AM, Vladimir Girnet < "> > wrote:

Use "directory" resource to create directories
"remote_directory" is for transferring recursively files/directories
from cookbooks

On 10/12/11 12:16 AM, Maven User wrote:
> I have a quick question about directories/remote directory syntax.
>
> If I have a set of directories I'd like to create, BUT on the system,
> they may be filled with things, I'd like to back them up prior to
> creating the new, empty ones.
>
> I see that remote_directory offers this backup feature and I like
> being able to sketch out my folder structure in files/default/foo/bar.
>
> When I do this though:
>
>     remote_directory "C:/foo/bar" do
>       source "foo/bar"
>       files_backup 10
>     end
>
> and the directory within the cookbook files/default/foo/bar is empty,
> nothing is created.
>
> Do I _have_ to have files in there in order for the directories to be
> created?

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