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How can I copy a (big) directory over another changing only the files that differ?

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I have directory a and directory b. They are big. b is almost identical to a. "almost" means that 4-5 files differ, and I don't know which they are. I want to copy b over a, but only the files that differ. i'm in bash. (no, I can't simply delete a and replace it with b, because 1) a is version-cont…

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