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Subject: Re: copy directory structure
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use this:

tar -vpcf - -C source-dir . | tar xpf - -C destination-dir

destination-dir must exist. 
This will copy everything inside source-dir to destination-dir.

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> Ashok Shrestha wrote:
> > Do you know how to copy just a directory structure (not the files inside it)?
> 
> This is better suited for freebsd-questions@, but I'll give you a hint, the 
> answer should probably involve find. :)
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> Good luck,
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> Doug
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