Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:17:07 -0500 From: "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com> To: "FBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: CP command format question Message-ID: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOKEONCJAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>
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I have the following directory tree /custom/etc/ppp. I populate it with the copies of files I have configured in /etc and /etc/ppp. I use the following cp command to make a floppy bkup. Cp -rpf /custom /a where /a is a mount point for the floppy drive. The floppy ends up with /custom/etc/ppp and all the files in each directory as planed. When I lay down a FBSD system on a new machine I want to mount the bkup floppy and copy the /custom/etc/ppp tree back on to FBSD so it's at /custom/etc/ppp. I want it placed at the same place that cd / goes to. Cp -rpf /a / gives error can't copy to self Cp -rpf /custom ~/ put it in /root What is the format of the cp command to do this? The next logical step is to copy the contents of /custom/etc/ppp replacing the files in /etc and /etc/ppp. What is the format of the cp command to do this? Thanks Joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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