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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 01:36:18 +0100
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Subject: Re: Copying directory trees only for new files
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:08:35 +0100, Anthony Atkielski
<atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> What's the safest and most elegant way to copy an entire directory tree
> such that only newer files and directories are actually copied?
> 

Have a look at "rsync" http://rsync.samba.org/ It is in ports ;)

[snip]