On Tue, 5 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> like i said, this was how i did it, the easiest and fastest. i didnt bother with
> the tar anymore...since it uses more cpu cycles, thus makes the operation
> slower. i dont trust cp either because that messes up permissions and
> ownerships.
>
i use cp -pdR
it copies recursively, preserves permissions, and ownership, and copy
links as is ... hmmm, haven't seen it fail yet... or it does and I just
didn't know it :(
using tar is also a good way of copying files as well if you want every
attribute preserved.
either way is appropriate for as long as it gets the job done..
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