15 Jan
2012
15 Jan
'12
11:21 a.m.
On 14/01/2012 22:33, (Ted Harding) wrote:
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That looks hopeful. I'll give it a try in the morning (once my caffeine levels are up). Ted.
I'd advise using tar too. These are from my notes:
---- cut here ---- #### To copy a directory tree with tar:
cd fromdir; tar cf - . | (cd todir; tar xfBp -)
copy all files and subdirectories in "fromdir" to "todir". Note target dir must exist. Note the use of "-" with pipe. N.B. this is how you move a directory between discs. #### To copy all of the files and subdirectories in the current working directory to the #### directory /target, use:
tar cf - * | ( cd /target; tar xfp -) ---- cut here ----
Obviously, you need to add in the exclude part from Keith's suggestion.
Cheers, Laurie.
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