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cp: -r or -R?

126 points · 110 comments · zdw

  1. krn1p4n1c · · focus · HN ↗
    tar cf - . | tar xf - -C <dest>
    1. jhallenworld · · focus · HN ↗
      I never bothered to learn -C, instead I use:

          tar -cf - . | (cd <dest>;  tar -xf -)
      For doing something like duplicating root of a filesystem you may want --one-file-system.
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