On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 5:57 PM, CS DBA <cs_dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 2/2/14, 9:51 AM, Raghavendra wrote: > My issue is the &f instead of %f at the end. However here's the intent: > > if the first command is true (cp %p /data/wal_tmp/%f) then I want the second > command to execute (mv /data/wal_tmp/%f /data/wal/%f) > I suggest you to wrap the commands in a shell script and to get a log of the activity, at least in the beginning, to see what is not working. Moreover, having a script will allow you to extend the logic. > since both directories are in the same file system the mv is immediate so > any process watching for files to show up in /data/wal will never see a > partial file As explained by others, the issue of having partial files is not an issue at all. Luca -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin