Lorenzo Taylor <lorenzo at taylor.homelinux.net> writes: > There is only 1 problem with the `cp -a /' option. It misses hidden > files, those files that begin with a dot. This is usually only a > problem in home directories, but that is exactly why it causes such a > problem. That's why using rsync is a really good idea. Also using cp -a usually only misses dotfiles in the starting directory so you can bypass that problem by starting with cp -a /* I believe. It's been so long since I used cp -a that I can't remember anymore. Rsync is your friend for large or careful transfers between systems or just directories. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061
