On Saturday 01 September 2007 10:13:51 Jan Engelhardt wrote: > On Sep 1 2007 09:02, G T Smith wrote: > >>> nonmembers folder at the command line. What do I type? > >> > >> rsync -AHPSXav --exclude=members * members/; > >> > >>> Sounds easy doesn't it. > >> > >> Indeed, I am not sure why everyone tries to use cp, ls, grep and > >> pipes. > > > >Indeed (now rsync as well)... > > > >when... > > > >cp -dpP * members > > > >will actually do the required job...( I did test it after I wondered why > >everyone was missing the obvious :-) ) > > That certainly does not work. > > 10:14 ichi:../home/nonmembers > mkdir 100 200 300 400 > 10:14 ichi:../home/nonmembers > touch 100/100 200/200 300/300 400/400 > 10:14 ichi:../home/nonmembers > md members > 10:14 ichi:../home/nonmembers > cp -Pdp * members > /bin/cp: omitting directory `100' > /bin/cp: omitting directory `200' > /bin/cp: omitting directory `300' > /bin/cp: omitting directory `400' > /bin/cp: omitting directory `members'
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