01-15-2005
Copying multiple directories at the same time using Unix
Another Unix question. How would I copy multiple directories at the same time? Right now I do:
cp -r -f /directory1/ ../backup/directory1/
I do that for each directory one at a time. But there are multiple directories I'd like to copy. So instead of sitting there and doing one at a time, is there a way to mass copy directories?
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