Re: do cp and mv verify the files?

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (26/04/05 02:17), Tarapia Tapioco wrote:
> Do cp and mv (when moving across partitions--I know that
> mv on the same partition just changes the pointer) verify
> the output files match the input files?
> 
> In other words, is there any point in doing this?
> 
> $ cp /path1/foo /path2/
> $ cmp /path1/foo /path2/foo
> 
> Or in doing cp cmp rm instead of just mv?
Not answering your question but have you looked at rsync?

Regards

Clive


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