chef copying a directory

Question

I'm trying to copy a directory from one folder to another folder like so:

directory "C:\\test\\go" do
  recursive true
  action :create
end

cookbook_file "C:\\Automation" do
  source "C:\\Automation"
  path "C:\\test\\go"
  action :create_if_missing
end

It creates the target folder C:\test\go but does not copy anything. The documentation says that it should also handle directories so any ideas why it does not? I've also tried a wildcard source "C:\Automation\*" and also tried forward slashed...

This is not what a "cookbook_file" resource is used for. See: http://docs.opscode.com/resource_cookbook_file.html Use a ruby block or just call the OS specific copy command. — Mark O'Connor, Feb 18 '14 at 01:05
Thanks. Funny that I've been using pure ruby cp_r and someone who is experienced in chef told me to use cookbook_file instead. — max, Feb 18 '14 at 01:51
You'll likely want to use rsync or just mount the remote folder — sethvargo, Feb 18 '14 at 17:12
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19221252/how-to-move-copy-files-locally — Display Name is missing, Feb 19 '14 at 19:37

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 20 '14 at 23:45

2

Here is the solution:

ruby_block "get the windows resources" do
  block do
    FileUtils.mkdir_p mod_path
    FileUtils.cp_r(Dir["#{RESOURCE_DIR}/*.exe"], Chef::Config[:file_cache_path])
  end
end

answered Feb 20 '14 at 23:45

max

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