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Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:36:08 +0100
From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller23@insightbb.com>
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Subject: Re: BSD equivalent of GNU/Linux cp -rpu ?
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On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:37 -0500, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> the -u flag, for update, means not to copy files that
> exist in both the source and destination unless the
> source version is newer.

Hmmm... sounds as if you mean cpdup (which you'll
find in the ports collection).



> Would I use something like rsync or pax ?

Yes, rsync also sounds promising. :-)



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