Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 10:17:03 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steveo@eircom.net> Cc: freebsd@FreeBSD.ORG, clefevre@poboxes.com, asmodai@wxs.nl, current@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: cp -u patch Message-ID: <200105090917.f499H3B36790@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steveo@eircom.net> of "Wed, 09 May 2001 07:48:49 %2B0200." <20010509074849.1e6a6057.steveo@eircom.net>
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> On Mon, 7 May 2001 10:18:38 -0700
> current@freebsd.org wrote:
> > Lets try another realistic example:
> >
> > cp -uvp ab* cde*.f* g? h/*.i? j/kl /m
> > What's the find | cpio invocation for that? When you come up with it, it
>
> echo ab* cde*.f* g? h/*.i? j/kl /m | cpio ...
>
> Messy - No, Portable - Yes.
BZZZZT - wrong. cp flattens the hierarchy, cpio does not. I think
this was a trick question :*P
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Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !
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