Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Change to the appropriate directory.
# cd filesystem1 |
Copy the directory tree from filesystem1 to filesystem2 by using a combination of the find and cpio commands.
# find . -print -depth | cpio -pdm filesystem2 |
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Starts in the current working directory. |
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Prints the file names. |
-depth |
Descends the directory hierarchy and prints file names on the way back up. |
-p |
Creates a list of files. |
-d |
Creates directories as needed. |
-m |
Sets the correct modification times on directories. |
For more information, see cpio(1).
The files from the directory name you specify are copied and symbolic links are preserved.
You might also specify the -u option. This option forces an unconditional copy. Otherwise, older files do not replace newer files. This option might be useful if you want an exact copy of a directory, and some of the files being copied might already exist in the target directory.
Verify that the copy was successful by displaying the destination directory contents.
# cd filesystem2 # ls |
If appropriate, remove the source directory.
# rm -rf filesystem1 |
# cd /data1 # find . -print -depth | cpio -pdm /data2 19013 blocks # cd /data2 # ls # rm -rf /data1 |