I just took another look at the manpage. Maybe you need to use the -l
option --
-l, --link
Make hard links instead of copies of non-directo
ries.
hth,
kent
Lindsay Allen wrote:
>
> For me "cp -a" does not handle hard links correctly. It creates two
> distinct files. Does it work for you?
>
> Lindsay
>
> On Sun, 7 May 2000, ktb wrote:
>
> > Just being nit picky:) 'cp -a' is sufficient -a contains -R
> > from the man page --
> >
> > -a, --archive
> > Preserve as much as possible of the structure and
> > attributes of the original files in the copy. The
> > same as -dpR.
> >
> > hth,
> > kent
> >
