[buug] Using "cp" to backup/clone

[Rick Moen]

begin  Zeke Krahlin quotation:

> However, I want to *clone the /home folder, not just copy. it. What I
> mean by "clone" is this: "Copy any new or changed files from the source to
> the destination, and remove any files from destination which no longer
> exist in source. Otherwise, don't copy any files that haven't been
> altered."

Use rsync.   http://rsync.samba.org/  Fabulous tool; you'll love it.
 
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