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From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
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Subject: Re: cp -u patch
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> > > 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

Yes.

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