Clayton Bonser wrote:
> Hi all,
> I would like to know if it's possible, and if so how, to merge folders,
> including sub-folders.
> What I want to learn is what command(s) are needed to compare two
> folders, including the sub folders within, and copy all data from one
> folder that is not a repetition, to another.
> The structure looks like this:
>
> /location a/foldername/subfolder 1/subfolder 2/ and so on
>
> /location b/foldername/subfolder 1/ subfolder2/ and so on
>
> Where the folders' and sub folders' names are identical in each case,
> only the location is different.
> I want the contents of </location a> compared with the contents of
> </location b>, and those files that are not the same copied to
> </location b>. Similarly </location a/subfolder 1>, compared and copied
> to </location b/subfolder 1>, and so on down the file tree.
>
> Can this be done in one command? or do I need to repeat the steps
> required for each level in the tree?
I think "cp -au" is what you want. Check the man page for cp for details.
Chad Martin
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