Re: cp --verify?

2007-10-29 Thread Lowell Gilbert
"Steve Franks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't see a --verify switch on cp, so I presume it does not. Is > there an automated way to ensure a copy has gone well byte-for-byte > without writing a script to filter diff? I want to be relatively sure > my family pics are in the destination and

Re: cp --verify?

2007-10-28 Thread Peter Schuller
> cd /usr/ports/net/rsync > make install clean > rehash > man rsync > > rsync -cav sourcefiles destfiles > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync > > rsync is one of the great programs to discover. Note that one will have to run it twice; the first time to copy and the second time to verify that

Re: cp --verify?

2007-10-28 Thread James
On 10/28/07, Steve Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't see a --verify switch on cp, so I presume it does not. Is > there an automated way to ensure a copy has gone well byte-for-byte > without writing a script to filter diff? I want to be relatively sure > my family pics are in the dest

Re: cp --verify?

2007-10-28 Thread Rob
Steve Franks wrote: I don't see a --verify switch on cp, so I presume it does not. Is there an automated way to ensure a copy has gone well byte-for-byte without writing a script to filter diff? I want to be relatively sure If you use the diff command and specify directories, it will compare

cp --verify?

2007-10-28 Thread Steve Franks
I don't see a --verify switch on cp, so I presume it does not. Is there an automated way to ensure a copy has gone well byte-for-byte without writing a script to filter diff? I want to be relatively sure my family pics are in the destination and not currupted before I wipe my flash card - got bur