unix question

**fireorange** · 06-08-2005, 05:03 AM

Geeks where are you?

**fireorange** · 06-08-2005, 05:04 AM

http://www.us-webmasters.com/FreeBSD...-unix-FreeBSD/

I think you need to add -r for recursive.

Hope that helps.

**fireorange** · 06-08-2005, 05:05 AM

Originally posted by Zester

how do use the "cp" command to copy everything in folder "myfolder" including subfolders excluding "folder2"?

Oh wait I don't think you can exclude just one sub-dir,

Anyway here's another bump for you

**etech** · 06-08-2005, 05:17 AM

I dont think you can exclude a sub folder either.
cp -rf folder
would force to copy the folder recursive

**beta-tester** · 06-08-2005, 05:22 AM

for example:

ln -s myfolder/* .

**psili** · 06-08-2005, 05:26 AM

I know you can tar the directories and by use of a text file with the folders you don't want listed in there, the tar will exclude anything you don't want. Then just move the tarball to where you want and untar.

I don't remember how exactly to do it, but I've used it on copying huge photoset directories with tons of folders and files I didn't want and tons that I did.

**blazin** · 06-08-2005, 05:56 AM

cp -rp

- the p will preserve the file attributes

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