I think I have a good idea to improve the functionality of cp command. Sometimes I and my colleagues ( UNIX admins ) have to copy of directory structure. Now I do this in following way:
find <dir> -type d -print | (cd <new dir>; awk '{ print "mkdir "$1 }' | sh -x) or I use my own simple program ( C coded ). I think would by great to add this function to cp command. I can do this. May I ? No, since the GNU GPL prohibits you from doing any changes, looking at the source code, distributing those changes... Whoops, wrong world! Yes you can do those changes since it is Free Software. But doesn't "cp -a" do what you want to-do, or even "cp -R"? _______________________________________________ Bug-fileutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils