[nflug] copy (cp) large number of files

[Darin Perusich]

try do a tar copy.

cd /mnt/mus/multimedia/
tar -cf - . |(cd /mnt/new/multimedia && tar -xf - )

Robert F. Stockdale IV wrote:

> 
> cp /mnt/mus/multimedia/* /mnt/mus/
> -bash: /usr/bin/cp: Argument list too long
> 


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Darin Perusich
Unix Systems Administrator
Cognigen Corporation
395 Youngs Rd.
Williamsville, NY 14221
darinper at cognigencorp.com
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