On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 19:51:45 +0800
Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed into the bitstream:
>
> 1. is it possible to have 50000 files in a directory?
> 2. how to copy it given the limit of the cp command?
I'd use the find command:
find . -exec cp {} <dest> \;
Find is my favorite as well for backups using cpio (preferred) or tar.
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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