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Date:      Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:36:08 +0100
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        "Thomas Mueller" <mueller23@insightbb.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BSD equivalent of GNU/Linux cp -rpu ?
Message-ID:  <20120111133608.a5393bfd.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <76.DE.27130.5DB6D0F4@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>
References:  <76.DE.27130.5DB6D0F4@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>

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On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:37 -0500, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> the -u flag, for update, means not to copy files that
> exist in both the source and destination unless the
> source version is newer.

Hmmm... sounds as if you mean cpdup (which you'll
find in the ports collection).



> Would I use something like rsync or pax ?

Yes, rsync also sounds promising. :-)



-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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