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edit approved Feb 27, 2019 at 20:31
Eddie C.
edit approved Feb 27, 2019 at 20:31
Eddie C.
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I've also got this error in the past for a different reason which the -r-r switch cannot fix. WhatWhat happened is that I based files to add to the zip with the following bash code/variable

somevar=ls -1 somedir

somevar=`ls -1 somedir`

The problem is that lsls just lists the files off as if it were in the current directory and this is why zipzip is complaining (essentially the files do not exist to zip because it is being told to look in the wrong/current directory).

If this is your issue you can correct it like so. If this is your issue you can correct it like so:

somevar=ls -1d somedir/* As you can see I used the "-d" switch and also /* at the end of the directory name and then the files were successfully added.

somevar=`ls -1d somedir/*`

As you can see I used the -d switch and also /* at the end of the directory name and then the files were successfully added.

I've also got this error in the past for a different reason which the -r switch cannot fix. What happened is I based files to add to the zip with the following bash code/variable

somevar=ls -1 somedir

The problem is that ls just lists the files off as if it were in the current directory and this is why zip is complaining (essentially the files do not exist to zip because it is being told to look in the wrong/current directory).

If this is your issue you can correct it like so.

somevar=ls -1d somedir/* As you can see I used the "-d" switch and also /* at the end of the directory name and then the files were successfully added.

I've also got this error in the past for a different reason which the -r switch cannot fix. What happened is that I based files to add to the zip with the following bash code/variable

somevar=`ls -1 somedir`

The problem is that ls just lists the files off as if it were in the current directory and this is why zip is complaining (essentially the files do not exist to zip because it is being told to look in the wrong/current directory).

If this is your issue you can correct it like so:

somevar=`ls -1d somedir/*`

As you can see I used the -d switch and also /* at the end of the directory name and then the files were successfully added.

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Areeb Soo Yasir
Areeb Soo Yasir
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I've also got this error in the past for a different reason which the -r switch cannot fix. What happened is I based files to add to the zip with the following bash code/variable

somevar=ls -1 somedir

The problem is that ls just lists the files off as if it were in the current directory and this is why zip is complaining (essentially the files do not exist to zip because it is being told to look in the wrong/current directory).

If this is your issue you can correct it like so.

somevar=ls -1d somedir/* As you can see I used the "-d" switch and also /* at the end of the directory name and then the files were successfully added.