Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:33:29 -0500 From: Simon Morton <simon.morton@verizon.net> To: Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com> Cc: FBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: CP command format question Message-ID: <3C20DD79.3050800@verizon.net> References: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOKEONCJAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>
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For recursive file tree copies, tar is your friend. cd /a tar cvf - custom | (cd /; tar xvf -) Simon Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote: > I have the following directory tree /custom/etc/ppp. > I populate it with the copies of files I have configured > in /etc and /etc/ppp. I use the following cp command to > make a floppy bkup. Cp -rpf /custom /a where /a is a > mount point for the floppy drive. The floppy ends up with > /custom/etc/ppp and all the files in each directory as > planed. When I lay down a FBSD system on a new machine I > want to mount the bkup floppy and copy the > /custom/etc/ppp tree back on to FBSD so it's at /custom/etc/ppp. > I want it placed at the same place that cd / goes to. > Cp -rpf /a / gives error can't copy to self > Cp -rpf /custom ~/ put it in /root > > What is the format of the cp command to do this? > > The next logical step is to copy the contents of > /custom/etc/ppp replacing the files in /etc and /etc/ppp. > What is the format of the cp command to do this? > > > Thanks > > Joe > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- http://www.SimonMorton.com smorton at acm dot org \rm -rf /bin/laden To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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