[MAPREDUCE-642] distcp could have an option to preserve the full source path

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.21.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.21.0
• Component/s: distcp
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Release Note: DistCp now has a "-basedir" option that allows you to set the sufix of the source path that will be copied to the destination.
• Assignee: Rodrigo Schmidt
• Reporter: Rodrigo Schmidt
• Created: 14/May/09 01:14
• Updated: 02/May/13 02:29
• Resolved: 01/Jul/09 13:45

Description

It would be helpful to have an option that preserves the full source path when copying files from one location to another. This is specially important when archiving/moving files from one cluster to another one.

Issue Links

• blocks: HDFS-220 Transparent archival and restore of files from HDFS
• is depended upon by: MAPREDUCE-647 Update the DistCp forrest doc to make it consistent with the latest changes (5472, 5620, 5762, 5826)
• relates to: MAPREDUCE-689 Update distcp guide for new distcp features