18 Nov
2008
18 Nov
'08
8:07 a.m.
Matt (lm7812@gmail.com) kirjoitteli (17.11.2008 18:42):
mkdir /mnt/org mount /dev/hdx /mnt/org mkdir /mnt/bckup mount /dev/hdx /mnt/bckup
cp -af /mnt/org/* /mnt/bckup/.
Won't this command choke if there are too many files? I think I have run into that before.
If it does, here's a way round (source: see the thread "[CentOS] ls and rm: "argument list too long"").
for i in /mnt/org/* do cp $i /mnt/bckup/ done
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