Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:00:03 -0400 From: Moti Levy <moti@flncs.com> To: "W. D." <WD@US-Webmasters.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Copy all files and subdirectories preserving time stamp? Message-ID: <412A2293.9090808@flncs.com> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20040823115109.04717ec0@209.152.117.178> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20040823115109.04717ec0@209.152.117.178>
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W. D. wrote: >Hi folks, > >What would be the way to copy all files and subdirectories >from one directory to another--preserving the time stamp >and other attributes? > >It seems that 'cp' usually puts a time stamp of the >current date and time. > >Would this work? > >cp -r -p -@ /some/source/directory/* /some/target/directory/ > > > >Thanks for your help! > >Start Here to Find It Fast!™ -> http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ >$8.77 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/ > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > try using tar , cd /some/source/directory/ tar cfP - *|(cd /some/target/directory/ ; tar xfP - )
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