On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:45:01 -0600, Dale wrote: > > cp -auv
> The -u part can save time but I did run into trouble with that once. I > never did figure out why but rm -rfv everything and then doing a cp -av > fixed it. Maybe it was a fluke but who knows. Also, if he is copying > to a freshly partitioned drive, there shouldn't be anything there to > update anyway so it will still copy everything. You've just explained why rsync is a better choice. -- Neil Bothwick ... "I just forgot to increment the counter," Tom said, nonplussed.
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