>> Starting at b3/ I need to copy everything under /b1/b2/b3/b4/b5 to
>> /{pathname} (i.e. to create /{pathname}/b3/b4/b5 with all descendants).
>> To achieve this I move from present location to /b1/b2 and then use cp
>> with the switch --parents:
>> $ cd /b1/b2
>> $ cp -vr --parents b3/b4/b5 /{pathname}
> I think the --parents isn't necessary with -r already given (if this is
why you are using it).
> Hence:
> $ cp -vr /b1/b2/b3 /{pathname}
> should create b3 in /{pathname}
Thank you for replying so swiftly! The reason that I need the switch
--parents is to create
/{pathname}/b3/b4/b5 with all descendants. Without that switch, your syntax
will create
/{pathname}/b3 with all descendants.
Fergus
