On Jul 7, 2006, at 5:28 PM, DJA wrote:
Okay, I know this is a stupid newbie question I should know, but...
What's the best way to copy the contents of a directory, including
hidden "." files?
I'd use rsync:
rsync -av src_dirname/ dest_dirname/
Preserves original date and time, ownership and permissions (assuming
done as root).
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