In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Hamish Moffatt writes: >You can do it with cpio too but I don't know how. My old standby to copy directory trees was: cd /source_dir find . -print | cpio -pdvmu > /target_dir My understanding is that cpio in pass mode with the listed options was the most reliable way to copy a directory tree including special files, links, etc. At least at the time I was taught this syntax, both tar and cp had potential gotcha's -- that very well may have changed by now. 73, John N8UR [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.febo.com
