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.