Copy directory structure

[saw15]

Good day ..

I need to copy everthing from /ar0402cu/primary (where there are multiple files and other directorys to:

/datamap/secondary/.

Looking for any assistance on what the command would be.

Thanks.

 

[bi]

cd /ar0402cu/primary
cp -pR * /datamap/secondary

if you want to retain the /ar0402cu/primary part of the path, don't cd into the directory. The -p retains the ownership and datestamp of the files and the R does a recursive copy.

 

[bpk89]

Hi. I would use this command. Do a man on cpio to understand the switches. These commands also retain file mod times, permissions, ownerships and symbolic links I believe.

cd /ar0402cu/primary
find . -depth | cpio -pudm /datamap/secondary/

Good luck!