Difference between pages "Block device" and "Cp -pr"

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The command
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[[cp]] -pr
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copies files and preserves it attributes. This is useful if you want to copy special files like devices:
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tweedleburg:~ # cp -pr /dev/sda .
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tweedleburg:~ # ll sda
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brw-r----- 1 root disk 8, 0 Dec 20 08:39 sda

Revision as of 11:32, 20 December 2008

The command

cp -pr

copies files and preserves it attributes. This is useful if you want to copy special files like devices:

tweedleburg:~ # cp -pr /dev/sda .
tweedleburg:~ # ll sda
brw-r----- 1 root disk 8, 0 Dec 20 08:39 sda