Copy command

[Coolmar]

Is there a way to copy files to another directory and keep the original timestamp? I know "mv" will do it but prefer to copy them.

Thanks!

[Arunvijai_4 · Accepted solution]

Hi Coolmar,

Try with # cp -p

-Arun

[IT_2007]

cp -p will preserve permissions and timestamp.

[Coolmar]

Thanks...I thought (-p) only preserved the permissions.

[KapilRaj]

If they are huge files or a large number of files , use cpio.