Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>
> Is there any simple Linux command that
> does the equivalent to M$-DOS
> "xcopy <dir1>\<file1> <dir2> /F/D/S" ?
>
> I would like to copy a whole directory,
> including subdirectories, but _not_ copy
> when the destination file is not older than
> the source file.
>
> Alberto Monteiro
I might suggest something like:
find /sourcedir/ | cpio -pd /targetdir/
This lets you use all of the fun tools
available in find, as well as not copying
over target files when the target is newer
than the source.
I've included excerpts from the cpio man page
(in the version I'm using, it might be different
on yours) to help explain the options and
behaviors described. (NOTE: I am NOT using -u)
-- Matt
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NAME
cpio -- archiver to copy and back up files
SYNOPSIS
cpio -o [-aBcHhvyz] [-C blocksize] [-O file]
[-V volpat]
cpio -i [-BbcdfHhmrsStuvqy] [-C blocksize]
[-I file] [-V volpat] [pattern...]
cpio -p [-aBdlmruv] directory
-p copies the list of files read
from standard input to the specified
directory. You can use this option
to copy entire file trees.
-d forces the creation of necessary
intermediate directories if they do
not already exist.
-u copies an archive file to a target
file even if the target is newer than
the archive. Normally, cpio does
not copy the file.
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