copy directories with link files

[yc_2]

Hi,

Is there a way to copy directories with soft link files in it. I used "cp -r and it failed to copy link files.



Thanks in advance,
YC

[S.K. Chan]

I usually do this .. example to copy everything (keeping the sym links, ownerships and permissions) from /opt/apps to /opt/apps2..

# cd /opt/apps
# find . -xdev -depth -print | cpio -pvdumx /opt/apps2

Check "man cpio" for all the options.

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

Instead of using 'cp -r', use 'cp -R'
The man page cover this area.
You can also use 'cpio' to do this job as well.

# cp -R

HTH
Michael

[Bill Hassell]

The best cpio option list is:

cd /old_directory
find . | cpio -pudlmv /new_directory

also known as the 'puddle-move' option list. The -x option should not be used since device files are very unique and maeningless on another system.

However, cpio is not (and cannot be made) compatible with large files (files greater than 2Gb) so be aware of this when you use the cpio copy. It is much faster than cp since cpio -p reads large blocks of data. cp is, however, fully largefile compatible.