On Fri, 27 May 2005 14:08:37 +1000, Simon uttered > HI all, > Is it possible to have cp skip some directories when using cp -R?
You can. Except just cp -R won't cut it. The one way that springs to mind is using find with -prune and -exec cp {} \; <dest> Cheers, -- Steve C offers you enough rope to hang yourself. C++ offers a fully equipped firing squad, a last cigarette and a blindfold. - Erik de Castro Lopo -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html