recursively copy files

Linux Copy all the files including subdirectories from DVD / Floppy / CD / Other directory (recursive copy)

by on August 24, 2007 · 0 comments

Q. How do I copy all the file including subdirectories from DVD disk mounted at /mnt/dvd to /home/tom at a shell prompt under CentOS Linux? A. You need to use cp command to copy SOURCE to DESTINATION or multiple SOURCE(s) to a DIRECTORY. Gnu cp command has -a option which copy directories recursively while preserving [...]

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Linux or UNIX securely copy files across a network computer

by on July 30, 2006 · 16 comments

Q. FTP is insecure, how do I securely copy files across a network computer? My network has Windows and Linux systems. A. You need to use Openssh client and server technology to copy between two more network computers. You can also find free ssh client tools. scp copies files between hosts on a network. It [...]

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