David Vasek schreef op 05-03-16 om 23:16: > while echo n; do done > is shorter (and even faster). But it doesn't help either.
It's also a syntax error on everything except {pd,m}ksh and zsh. Even AT&T ksh doesn't support it. >>> pax -rwk ${files} dst/ > > It works when the ${files} contains filenames only, not pathnames. > To mimic cp(1) more closely you need something like: > > $ pax -rwk -s "@^.*/@@" ${files} dst/ > > If there are directories among ${files}, don't forget that pax(1) works > recursively. Good points. - M.