On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:12:05 +0000, Skeldum, William wrote:

>The pax command is a good choice because it can copy all files, directories, 
>and symbolic links in a directory using a single command without overlaying 
>any existing files.   For example:
>cd /Service/ZOS113/var
>pax -rvwk -pe * /var
> 
For rsync-like behavior, one often wants to overwrite older files and preserve 
newer.
For this, "-u" may be a better choice than "-k".

... and your command moves files only within an LPAR.  Across LPARs,
you need something such as:

    ssh other-LPAR "pax -w bin" |  # (Yes, the dreaded "ssh".)
        pax -rvu

-- gil



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