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On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:45:01 -0600, Dale wrote: |
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> > cp -auv |
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> The -u part can save time but I did run into trouble with that once. I |
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> never did figure out why but rm -rfv everything and then doing a cp -av |
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> fixed it. Maybe it was a fluke but who knows. Also, if he is copying |
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> to a freshly partitioned drive, there shouldn't be anything there to |
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> update anyway so it will still copy everything. |
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You've just explained why rsync is a better choice. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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... "I just forgot to increment the counter," Tom said, nonplussed. |
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