Re: dd

[Martin Smith <lists@rakupottery.org.uk>]

On 11/08/2014 12:16, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 01:15:31 -0400 (EDT), Reco wrote:
> > While dd can be used to copy a directory, it cannot be used alone for
> > this task. Try this:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > cp -a /var/www/* /media/lin50
> This may work if there are no "hidden" files in the directory (files whose
> names begin with a period), and if there are no files with embedded blanks
> in their names, etc.  But as a more general approach, I suggest
>
>     cp -a /var/www/. /media/lin50
>
> The above handles all of the aforementioned special cases.  This copies
> the entire directory tree below /var/www, including subdirectories, which
> I assume is the OP's intent.
pax will do the job, but you will need to install it:

cd /var/www
pax -rw . /media/lin50

--
Martin