Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] fast recursive local copy

On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:47:24 +0200 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > I am looking for a faster way to do a > > cp -a r > > locally on one machine with one harddisk inside. rsync can parallel some of the tasks, like creating paths while files are being copied, so I guess it wouldn't hurt to t

[gentoo-user] [OT] fast recursive local copy

Hi, I am looking for a faster way to do a cp -a r locally on one machine with one harddisk inside. Is there a neat trick to accomplish this faster than good old cp? (I have to reorder greater part sof user data on my harddisc...) Thank you very much in advance for any help! Have