use tar or cpio? (cd /partitiona; tar cvf - ./) | (cd /partitionb; tar xf -)
or something like that... On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:21:18 -0400, alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm trying to copy the contents of one partition to another with: > cp -afv (partition a)/* (partition b)/ > > Normally, the command works fine except when (partition b) already > contains a large number of directories and files that are duplicates of > those in (partition a) . > > The command works but each duplicate requires permission to be > overwritten so it's a tedious process, clicking on 'y' for each > duplicate being copied. > > Is there a way to copy the entire contents of one partition to another > partition that contains duplicates without having to bang on y for each > duplicate----different options, for example? > I checked out ' man cp' but don't see anything that might help. Perhaps > there's a different way of doing the copy. > > The command works fine if there aren't any duplicates in the partitions. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
