How to copy single file
First way
I use file
statement to copy file (compile-time check)
file "/etc/init.d/someService" do
owner 'root'
group 'root'
mode 0755
content ::File.open("/home/someService").read
action :create
end
here :
"/etc/init.d/someService"
– target file,"/home/someService"
– source file
Also you can wrap ::File.open("/home/someService").read
in lazy
block
...
lazy { ::File.open("/home/someService").read }
...
Second way
User remote_file
statement (run-time check)
remote_file "Copy service file" do
path "/etc/init.d/someService"
source "file:///home/someService"
owner 'root'
group 'root'
mode 0755
end
Third way
Also you can use shell/batch
For-each directory
Dir[ "/some/directory/resources/**/*" ].each do |curr_path|
file "/some/target/dir/#{Pathname.new(curr_path).basename}" do
owner 'root'
group 'root'
mode 0755
content lazy { IO.read(curr_path, mode: 'rb').read }
action :create
end if File.file?(curr_path)
directory "/some/target/dir/#{File.dirname(curr_path)}" do
path curr_path
owner 'root'
group 'root'
mode 0755
action :create
end if File.directory?(curr_path)
end
This is just idea, because sub-paths in this example is not handled correctly.