I like to copy all contents of a directory "testdir",i.e. all its files and subdirectories, into another directory called "temp".
The problem is that the directory "testdir" itself is also being created inside the "temp" directory. How can I copy _only_ contents of "testdir" without that parent directory, namely "testdir" being recreated inside "temp"? Following is how it all looks like in my case: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ll drwxr-xr-x 3 user user 1024 2005-11-18 16:05 temp drwxr-xr-x 3 user user 1024 2005-11-18 16:04 testdir [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ll testdir/ drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 1024 2005-11-18 16:05 testdir_1 -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 0 2005-11-18 16:04 testfile_a -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 0 2005-11-18 16:04 testfile_b -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 0 2005-11-18 16:04 testfile_c -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 0 2005-11-18 16:04 testfile_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cp -drp testdir/ temp/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ll temp/ drwxr-xr-x 3 user user 1024 2005-11-18 16:04 testdir I know I could copy all files with "cp * temp" and then all subdirectories one by one butI would prefer a single command to do that. Any chance? Regards, -- Realos -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
