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Hi,
Is there a way to copy a directory w/o overwriting unchanged files?
I copy entire directories sometimes with lots of files in them. When I copy
an updated version of the same directory to another location where only a few
files have been changed the only options the copy command gives me are:
1) "Yes to All" which copies and overwrites all files whether they've been
changed or not -- that is slow
2) "No to All" which does not overwrite any changed files
3) Decide on a case by case basis. That's a hassle when copying 100s or
1000s of files
Seems like it would be a lot faster if "Yes to All" copied only changed
files and new files, and left unchanged files alone (ie. if the byte count +
timestamp are identical on source and target, do nothing and skip to the next
file).
Can this be done?
Thanks,
GettingByOk
Is there a way to copy a directory w/o overwriting unchanged files?
I copy entire directories sometimes with lots of files in them. When I copy
an updated version of the same directory to another location where only a few
files have been changed the only options the copy command gives me are:
1) "Yes to All" which copies and overwrites all files whether they've been
changed or not -- that is slow
2) "No to All" which does not overwrite any changed files
3) Decide on a case by case basis. That's a hassle when copying 100s or
1000s of files
Seems like it would be a lot faster if "Yes to All" copied only changed
files and new files, and left unchanged files alone (ie. if the byte count +
timestamp are identical on source and target, do nothing and skip to the next
file).
Can this be done?
Thanks,
GettingByOk