Copy / Move entire directory tree 3

[sharadmarathe]

Hello

I want to move (if not possible, copy) one directory tree to another directory.

What is the syntax for doing this using tar and/or cpio.

Thanks in advance

Sharad

 

[harris79]

Why use tar?

Why not -

cp -R /mydir/myfiles /yourdir/yourfiles

or

mv /mydir/myfiles /yourdir/yourfiles

Steve

 

[sharadmarathe]

Many thanx for prompt reply.

cp -R works fine. But I think using tar - cpio the file permissions and ownerships remain intact.

Sharad

 

[harris79]

OK

Try cp -Rp - the "p" preserves permissions.

Steve

 

[cfsalmeida]

if you want use tar or cpio and preserve file permissions and ownership
tar:
#cd /old
#tar cpf - . | (cd /new;tar xpf - . )
cpio
# cd /old
#find . | cpio -pdmv /new


Regards,

Carlos Almeida,

 

[mikeclark]

What I use is:
cd to the directory you want to move.
find . -depth -print | cpio -mvdp /<targetpath>/<targetdir>

 

[sharadmarathe]

Hello

Many thanx for your help.

All suggestions helped me lot.

Thanx again

Sharad