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From: mikel@codas.UUCP (Mikel Manitius)
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Subject: Re: tar fs copy
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Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 20:29:36 EDT
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> 	(cd $1; tar cf - .) | (cd $2; tar xf -)

or (cd $1; find . -print | cpio -o .) | (cd $2; cpio -idu)
for those without tar.

What I really wish our System V people would do is put in the -r flag
(for recursive) on cp(1), like Berkeley did a long time ago.
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	Mikel Manitius  - ...{ihnp4|akguc|attmail|indra!koura}!codas!mikel