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In what order are files and directories copied when using Linux cp -R?
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Mar 15, 20268570 viewsConfidence Score0%
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If I execute the following command: If contains several sub-directories and files, in what order will they be copied? For example, directories might be named . They are not copied in alphabetical order OR in date order OR in the order they appear when using a standard command as far as I can tell, …
Error Output
cp -R /myfiles /mydestination
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We had EXACTLY the same problem. We copy large amounts of data to and from USB drives and it is annoying to be unable to tell how far through the process it has completed. We instead started using RSYNC. Instead of using Use this instead Now all of …
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