>There has already been mention of the `dd' command.
>
>However, this bash function also handy:
>
>bigcp() {
> [ ! -d $1 ] && echo "$1 is not a directory\!" && return 1
> [ ! -d $2 ] && mkdir $2 || ( echo "Cannot make directory $2" ; return 1 )
> ( cd $1 && tar cfps - . ) | ( cd $2 && tar xvvvpf - )
>}
Another way is 'cp -dpR dirname destination; rm -rf dirname'.
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C.J. Oster (Linux Guru/Surge Addict)
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