cp command - update flag question
 

my system is running cp version 5.97. i want to use it with the update flag to synchronize files and folders in another directory on the same system. however, i want to exclude particular files and/or folders when i execute the command. is this possible? if so, can someone please provide a working example?

thanks in advance

Hi, welcome to LQ!

With plain cp: no
With cp and scripting: yes, but cumbersome
Use rsync instead. Despite its name it works quite well
for local copies.


Cheers,
Tink

For true two-way synchronization, unison is better than rsync. It's relatively easy to use and can be used both cli and through a gui frontend. And yes, it can be set up to exclude specific files and folders.

thanks for the welcome.

can you please provide me with an rsync working example?