From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2007-10-30T16:25:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Zip an existing directory?

7stud -- wrote:
> Actually, that doesn't work because the cd system() call executes in a 
> separate subprocess, so the zip system() call that executes in its own 
> subprocess can't see the changed directory.  You need to execute both 
> commands in the same subprocess, so you would have to write it like 
> this:
> 
> system("cd /Users/autie/2testing; zip -r zipped_rails_app4 ./dir3")
>

Gee whiz, I can't get anything straight tonight.  In your case, it would 
be like this:

system("/Users/petermarks/Desktop/orbus/public/1/daily"; "zip -r 
zipped_rails_app ./2007-10-29")


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