Eric Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm tired of trying to use rsync or gcp (which doesn't like symlinks > often) to copy trees of files/directories using hard links, so I added > the gcp-ish options -a and -l. > > -a is 'archive' mode, which is just a quick form of -PpR.
-P is the default anyway, so -a would only replace -Rp. I don't think saving one letter justifies introducing a new option. You can use an alias or shell function. > -l is 'link' mode, where regular files get hard linked instead of copied. > > So, you can mimic an entire tree with something like: > > cp -al /from/ /to/ > > and it's fast too! You can do the same with existing tools in a portable (and thus preferable) way: cd /from; find -d . | cpio -dumpl /to Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead." -- RFC 1925 _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
