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From: kai@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Irwin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: System V commands...
Message-ID: <5004@ihlpa.ATT.COM>
Date: Tue, 11-Aug-87 19:58:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihlpa.5004
Posted: Tue Aug 11 19:58:24 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Aug-87 06:49:49 EDT
References: <1685@cadovax.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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Summary: use cpio -p and mailx does

In article <1685@cadovax.UUCP>, mitchell@cadovax.UUCP (Mitchell Lerner) writes:
> 
> O.K., I'm tired of wondering...
> 
> Why does System V version 2,3 not have a recursive copy routine (cp -r)?
> It would seem like that is something that one would want to do without
> too much trouble.
> 
> Why does the System V mailer (mailx) not provide for forwarding and 
> responding to mail messages (f and r)?
> 
> -- 
> Mitchell Lerner
> #  {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!mitchell
> #  cadovax!mitchell@ucla-locus.arpa
> "When I fight with my mind, my mind always wins" - Ben Hummel

find . -print | cpio -p<options> <target dir>
is the correct way to "mass" copy in sysV

and 

mailx does have a "r" respond, although no forward
BTW the standard sysV mailer is mail not mailx
and yes mail is VERY limited!

Ken A. Irwin
AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville
IHP 1A332
(312) 416-4485