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Old 09-13-2017
Best way to move the contents of a folder to another one
what is the best way to move the contents of a folder to another one without deleting the structure of the first one. the contents could include subfolder too.

both folder, the source-folder and the target-folder are on the same host.


any idea is appreciated .
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Old 09-13-2017
What do you think you would do?
What have you tried?
# 3  
Old 09-13-2017
I think the solution is rsync but I have no experience.
Can I use it on windows? should I install cygwin?
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Old 09-13-2017
You posted on a Unix Support Forum.
I you trying to do this with unix (or unix tools)?
Quote:
Can I use it on windows? should I install cygwin?
This makes it seem like the file structure is on a PC. Why not use PC tools then?
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Old 09-13-2017
yes, unix tools
# 6  
Old 09-13-2017
As others have said rsync is a good method. I use it as follows
Code:
rsync -av /source/dir/path/* /dest/dir/path

or
Code:
rsync -av /source/dir/path/* .

use d for current directory. -av means that the file permissions
and time stamp will not change. I installed Cygwin on Windows including
Windows 2000 and I was able to copy files across servers using the unc path.

Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment edit by bakunin: please use CODE-tags. Thank you.
Last edited by bakunin; 09-16-2017 at 03:57 AM..
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Old 09-13-2017
You may want to begin with a search of these forums to learn about approaches to this.
For instance --
How to copy files/folders and show the files/folders?
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