Directory structure and hardlinks

michelD09 · 12-04-2019, 08:39 AM

Hello,
sorry for getting back to the discussions (I read) about folder structure but I'd like to know if the following process could be admissible (on a linux system) :
- I have all my original e-books in one folder, say ~/orig
- I hardlink all theses files in another folder, say ~/dest
- I ask Calibre to watch dest and copy files to its folder (~/Calibre Library), deleting files in ~/dest when they are copied

This way i can kepp ~/orig untouched (for use on another purposes : I need to access ~/orig - which is a "flat" folder, without subfolders - with dired in emacs without having to traverse subfolders structure built by Calibre) and hard links do not occupy much room.

One question is : when Calibre copy the file, does it copy the link (in witch case this doesn't increase room) or does it "re-link" the file to another inode ?

Thanks a lot for your help.
Michel

kovidgoyal · 12-04-2019, 08:52 AM

Just add directly from orig, calibre does not delete added files (unless you use automatic adding). And no copies are always full copies never links.

michelD09 · 12-09-2019, 05:13 AM

Hello !
OK, I'll try to manage it this way.
Thanks a lot for your help
Michel

12-04-2019, 08:39 AM	#1
michelD09 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2019 Device: android tablet	Directory structure and hardlinks Hello, sorry for getting back to the discussions (I read) about folder structure but I'd like to know if the following process could be admissible (on a linux system) : - I have all my original e-books in one folder, say ~/orig - I hardlink all theses files in another folder, say ~/dest - I ask Calibre to watch dest and copy files to its folder (~/Calibre Library), deleting files in ~/dest when they are copied This way i can kepp ~/orig untouched (for use on another purposes : I need to access ~/orig - which is a "flat" folder, without subfolders - with dired in emacs without having to traverse subfolders structure built by Calibre) and hard links do not occupy much room. One question is : when Calibre copy the file, does it copy the link (in witch case this doesn't increase room) or does it "re-link" the file to another inode ? Thanks a lot for your help. Michel

12-09-2019, 05:13 AM	#3
michelD09 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2019 Device: android tablet	directorystructure and hard links Hello ! OK, I'll try to manage it this way. Thanks a lot for your help Michel

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12-04-2019, 08:52 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just add directly from orig, calibre does not delete added files (unless you use automatic adding). And no copies are always full copies never links.