HOW TO COPY FILES AND DIRECTORIES RECURSIVELY IN FREEBSD / UNIX
ASSUMPTIONS:
You have already installed FreeBSD. If not, then
click here:
How to Install FreeBSD
- Here is a sample command:
cp -iprv /cdrom/distfiles/
/usr/ports/distfiles/
- Here are what the switches stand for:
i Interactive. Will prompt you if overwriting files.
p Preserve file attributes like date, time, etc.
r Recursive. Will also copy subdirectories.
v Verbose. Will show each file as it is copied.
- For more info, type:
man cp
Or click here:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=cp+%22-r%22+recursive
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How to Install FreeBSD
Shell Configuration
FreeBSD Device List
Hardware
Burn-In Test Using FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Commands Cheat Sheet
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install' fails on FreeBSD
The
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