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Re: an update command

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From: zzapper <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: an update command
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 13:01:56 +0000 (UTC)
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zzapper wrote in news:Xns9D7D6AFA2B217zzappergmailcom@xxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Hi
> when copying files from a test server to a live server eg
> 
>>cp $T/config.php $L
> 
> I only want to do the copy if the file ALREADY exists in the destination 
> directory 

Thanks for responses all good stuff.

Curiously cp has a parameter -update which only copies if src newer than 
dest, unfortunately  (for me) will create a new dest file if none exists



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