move with permissions [solved]

[orts]

Hi all

 

How do I move or copy a directory, with a lot of sub-directorys and a lot more files, without loosing the permissions on every file and directory?

 

I had to set special permissions on it all, because I was affraid to do something foolish like change in the wrong file.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Regards Orts

[ianw1974]

If you move it, the permissions will go with it. The same with if you copy it also, from the command line though you'll have to use the command like this:

 

cp -dpRx Documents /home/newuser/

 

for example would take the Documents folder and all it's contents to /home/newuser.

[paul]

101 ways to skin a cat

 

cd /path/to/source

tar cf - * | ( cd /path/to/target; tar xfp -)

[{BBI}Nexus{BBI}]

How about: Right-Click, Cut --> Right-Click, Paste ;)

[orts]

Thanks guy's

 

Allways a pleasure to ask a question in here, with all those great answers

[ianw1974]

101 ways to skin a cat

 

Now I'm curious as to how you skin a cat :)

[Greg2]

Now I'm curious as to how you skin a cat :)

skin /path/to/cat

[ianw1974]

Is that available in the Mandriva repos?