Dear all,
I have read the cp manual and I cannot find an option how to copy directories without files they contain. Is this possible?
Thank you very much!
Zbigniew Szalbot
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On 4/20/09, Zbigniew Szalbot z.szal...@lcwords.com wrote:
Dear all,
I have read the cp manual and I cannot find an option how to copy
directories without files they contain. Is this possible?
Maybe I read it wrong, but the subject and the paragraph above say two
different things.
Thank you
On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:22:38 +0200, Fernando ApesteguĂa
fernando.apesteg...@gmail.com wrote:
On 4/20/09, Zbigniew Szalbot z.szal...@lcwords.com wrote:
Dear all,
I have read the cp manual and I cannot find an option how to copy
directories without files they contain. Is this possible?
Maybe
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Zbigniew Szalbot z.szal...@lcwords.comwrote:
Dear all,
I have read the cp manual and I cannot find an option how to copy
directories without files they contain. Is this possible?
Thank you very much!
I don't get your requirement.
You'd like to copy empty
Le Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:24:42 +0200,
Zbigniew Szalbot z.szal...@lcwords.com:
Ahh... I am sorry. Wrong subject. I want to copy directories without
files they contain.
see mtree(8)
Something like
$ mtree -dc -p path1 | mtree -U -p path2
will copy path1 under path2
directories without files they contain. Is this possible?
Maybe I read it wrong, but the subject and the paragraph above say two
different things.
Ahh... I am sorry. Wrong subject. I want to copy directories without files
they contain.
For a directory tree, try my dose of medicine. I think it can
2009/4/20 Patrick Lamaizière patf...@davenulle.org
Le Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:24:42 +0200,
Zbigniew Szalbot z.szal...@lcwords.com:
Ahh... I am sorry. Wrong subject. I want to copy directories without
files they contain.
see mtree(8)
Something like
$ mtree -dc -p path1 | mtree -U -p path2
Hello,
Ahh... I am sorry. Wrong subject. I want to copy directories without
files they contain.
see mtree(8)
Something like
$ mtree -dc -p path1 | mtree -U -p path2
will copy path1 under path2
Excellent! Thank you so much!
Zbigniew Szalbot
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Corrected by original poster - to copy directories without files, try this:
% cd /source/dir
% find . -type d -depth -print | pax -rwd -pe /dest/dir
Permissions and modification times should be preserved.
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