Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!udel!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!mojo!mojo!djm From: djm@eng.umd.edu (David J. MacKenzie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Limitations of cp and mv? Message-ID: Date: 19 May 91 21:57:16 GMT References: <2570004@hpcc01.HP.COM> <7918@auspex.auspex.com> Sender: news@eng.umd.edu (C-News) Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland Lines: 8 In-Reply-To: guy@auspex.auspex.com's message of 19 May 91 18:29:40 GMT In the next few years, I expect that most systems' cp and mv will start picking up the ability to properly copy or move directory hierarchies, because POSIX.2 will require them to do so. cp -R (uppercase) will copy while preserving file types, and mv (no special option needed -- I don't like that part) will move entire directory trees across filesystems transparently. -- David J. MacKenzie