How to clone/copy all file/directory attributes onto different file/directory?

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I want to copy the attributes (ownership, group, ACL, extended attributes, etc.) of one directory to another but not the directory contents itself.

This does not work:

cp -v --attributes-only A B
cp: omitting directory `A'

Note: It does not have to be cp.

edited Jul 31 '12 at 22:05

bahamat

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Grzegorz Wierzowiecki

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You did not pass -r, so it is ignoring directories. But I guess you want to copy only the attributes, not the contents? I can think of only ugly hacks. Also note that install can preserve SELinux contexts.
â€“Â lynxlynxlynx
Jul 29 '12 at 20:03

3

possible duplicate of Clone ownership and permissions from another file?
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 30 '12 at 0:22

1

@Gilles, thank you for pointing to another topic. It solves part of problem: ownership and mode. What about extended attributes?
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 31 '12 at 13:13

1

@GrzegorzWierzowiecki I'm afraid very few tools support extended attributes. If they're important, use killermist's rsync suggestion.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:08

Btw. Here are nice examples where one may see xattrs in action: GUI of Dolphin in KDE: imgur.com/oguuJNm or URL from where file was downloaded set by browsers: references: gist.github.com/gwpl/a00e18bc150f1e3518335d13c5e46ad7 + freedesktop.org/wiki/CommonExtendedAttributes + vhanda.in/blog/2014/07/tagging-your-files
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Dec 15 '17 at 22:55

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up vote
11
down vote

favorite

I want to copy the attributes (ownership, group, ACL, extended attributes, etc.) of one directory to another but not the directory contents itself.

This does not work:

cp -v --attributes-only A B
cp: omitting directory `A'

Note: It does not have to be cp.

edited Jul 31 '12 at 22:05

bahamat

23.7k14590

asked Jul 29 '12 at 18:14

Grzegorz Wierzowiecki

5,0431260101

1

You did not pass -r, so it is ignoring directories. But I guess you want to copy only the attributes, not the contents? I can think of only ugly hacks. Also note that install can preserve SELinux contexts.
â€“Â lynxlynxlynx
Jul 29 '12 at 20:03

3

possible duplicate of Clone ownership and permissions from another file?
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 30 '12 at 0:22

1

@Gilles, thank you for pointing to another topic. It solves part of problem: ownership and mode. What about extended attributes?
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 31 '12 at 13:13

1

@GrzegorzWierzowiecki I'm afraid very few tools support extended attributes. If they're important, use killermist's rsync suggestion.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:08

Btw. Here are nice examples where one may see xattrs in action: GUI of Dolphin in KDE: imgur.com/oguuJNm or URL from where file was downloaded set by browsers: references: gist.github.com/gwpl/a00e18bc150f1e3518335d13c5e46ad7 + freedesktop.org/wiki/CommonExtendedAttributes + vhanda.in/blog/2014/07/tagging-your-files
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Dec 15 '17 at 22:55

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up vote
11
down vote

favorite

I want to copy the attributes (ownership, group, ACL, extended attributes, etc.) of one directory to another but not the directory contents itself.

This does not work:

cp -v --attributes-only A B
cp: omitting directory `A'

Note: It does not have to be cp.

edited Jul 31 '12 at 22:05

bahamat

23.7k14590

asked Jul 29 '12 at 18:14

Grzegorz Wierzowiecki

5,0431260101

I want to copy the attributes (ownership, group, ACL, extended attributes, etc.) of one directory to another but not the directory contents itself.

This does not work:

cp -v --attributes-only A B
cp: omitting directory `A'

Note: It does not have to be cp.

filesystems backup file-copy xattr

edited Jul 31 '12 at 22:05

bahamat

23.7k14590

asked Jul 29 '12 at 18:14

Grzegorz Wierzowiecki

5,0431260101

edited Jul 31 '12 at 22:05

bahamat

23.7k14590

asked Jul 29 '12 at 18:14

Grzegorz Wierzowiecki

5,0431260101

edited Jul 31 '12 at 22:05

bahamat

23.7k14590

edited Jul 31 '12 at 22:05

bahamat

23.7k14590

edited Jul 31 '12 at 22:05

bahamat

23.7k14590

asked Jul 29 '12 at 18:14

Grzegorz Wierzowiecki

5,0431260101

asked Jul 29 '12 at 18:14

Grzegorz Wierzowiecki

5,0431260101

asked Jul 29 '12 at 18:14

Grzegorz Wierzowiecki

5,0431260101

1

You did not pass -r, so it is ignoring directories. But I guess you want to copy only the attributes, not the contents? I can think of only ugly hacks. Also note that install can preserve SELinux contexts.
â€“Â lynxlynxlynx
Jul 29 '12 at 20:03

3

possible duplicate of Clone ownership and permissions from another file?
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 30 '12 at 0:22

1

@Gilles, thank you for pointing to another topic. It solves part of problem: ownership and mode. What about extended attributes?
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 31 '12 at 13:13

1

@GrzegorzWierzowiecki I'm afraid very few tools support extended attributes. If they're important, use killermist's rsync suggestion.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:08

Btw. Here are nice examples where one may see xattrs in action: GUI of Dolphin in KDE: imgur.com/oguuJNm or URL from where file was downloaded set by browsers: references: gist.github.com/gwpl/a00e18bc150f1e3518335d13c5e46ad7 + freedesktop.org/wiki/CommonExtendedAttributes + vhanda.in/blog/2014/07/tagging-your-files
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Dec 15 '17 at 22:55

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1

You did not pass -r, so it is ignoring directories. But I guess you want to copy only the attributes, not the contents? I can think of only ugly hacks. Also note that install can preserve SELinux contexts.
â€“Â lynxlynxlynx
Jul 29 '12 at 20:03

3

possible duplicate of Clone ownership and permissions from another file?
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 30 '12 at 0:22

1

@Gilles, thank you for pointing to another topic. It solves part of problem: ownership and mode. What about extended attributes?
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 31 '12 at 13:13

1

@GrzegorzWierzowiecki I'm afraid very few tools support extended attributes. If they're important, use killermist's rsync suggestion.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:08

Btw. Here are nice examples where one may see xattrs in action: GUI of Dolphin in KDE: imgur.com/oguuJNm or URL from where file was downloaded set by browsers: references: gist.github.com/gwpl/a00e18bc150f1e3518335d13c5e46ad7 + freedesktop.org/wiki/CommonExtendedAttributes + vhanda.in/blog/2014/07/tagging-your-files
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Dec 15 '17 at 22:55

You did not pass -r, so it is ignoring directories. But I guess you want to copy only the attributes, not the contents? I can think of only ugly hacks. Also note that install can preserve SELinux contexts.
â€“Â lynxlynxlynx
Jul 29 '12 at 20:03

possible duplicate of Clone ownership and permissions from another file?
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 30 '12 at 0:22

@Gilles, thank you for pointing to another topic. It solves part of problem: ownership and mode. What about extended attributes?
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 31 '12 at 13:13

@GrzegorzWierzowiecki I'm afraid very few tools support extended attributes. If they're important, use killermist's rsync suggestion.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:08

Btw. Here are nice examples where one may see xattrs in action: GUI of Dolphin in KDE: imgur.com/oguuJNm or URL from where file was downloaded set by browsers: references: gist.github.com/gwpl/a00e18bc150f1e3518335d13c5e46ad7 + freedesktop.org/wiki/CommonExtendedAttributes + vhanda.in/blog/2014/07/tagging-your-files
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Dec 15 '17 at 22:55

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After quite a bit of trial and error on the commandline, I think I've found the answer. But it isn't a cp-related answer.

rsync -ptgo -A -X -d --no-recursive --exclude=* first-dir/ second-dir

This does:

-p, --perms preserve permissions
-t, --times preserve modification times
-o, --owner preserve owner (super-user only)
-g, --group preserve group
-d, --dirs transfer directories without recursing
-A, --acls preserve ACLs (implies --perms)
-X, --xattrs preserve extended attributes
 --no-recursive disables recursion

For reference

 --no-OPTION turn off an implied OPTION (e.g. --no-D)
-r, --recursive recurse into directories

edited Jul 31 '12 at 18:45

jw013

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answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:20

killermist

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That last edit is definitely a hit there. With or without a / on the second-dir, that finally does exactly what is asked, it looks like.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:50

The trailing slash only makes a difference on the first argument, not the second. It's explained in the 3rd or 4th paragraph of the USAGE section of the rsync(1) man page.
â€“Â jw013
Jul 31 '12 at 18:51

@jw013 After reading the rsync documentation repeatedly, months ago, my conclusion was that the trailing slashes were an implied "into", whether in the first (second, third, etc) or last argument. But then again, I often end my commands with a / on the last argument to imply/demand an "into" affect.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:58

My gut feeling to copy all directory attributes and no regular file would be rsync -a -AX --include='*/' --exclude='*'. I haven't tested.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:11

@jw013 Thanks on helping get this answer dialed in. I tried SO many options on my little sandbox test environment, and kept coming close, but having some part of it not work right.
â€“Â killermist
Aug 1 '12 at 17:04

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chmod --reference=first-dir second-dir

answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:23

Etienne DublÃ©

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This won't work recursively, and I believe it will not copy ACLs or extended attributes.
â€“Â Mat
Nov 29 '12 at 17:17

It's not supposed to be recursive: The OP asked for "not the directory contents itself", and the accepted answer tells rsync --no-recursive. The problem with this answer is that it doesn't do ACLs or XATTRs.
â€“Â ShadSterling
Oct 6 '16 at 12:51

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0
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cp -rfp from_dir to_dir

-r - recursive

-f - force

-p - preserve attributes: mode, ownership, timestamps

edited Jul 4 '14 at 13:48

slmâ™¦

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answered Jul 4 '14 at 13:36

burtsevyg

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Also need --attributes-only
â€“Â smremde
Oct 14 '17 at 21:11

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I do not understand because it seems to work for others, but the rsync method fails for me on FreeBSD with ZFS. Nothing happens. However Jean-FranÃƒÂ§ois DockesÃ¢Â€Â™s method works. (see: https://www.lesbonscomptes.com/pxattr/ ) Source directory = A & destination directory = B, from the original question.

pxattr -lR A > tmp.EAs

(edit the first line of tmp.EAs to change the A directory to B, s/A/B/)

pxattr -S tmp.EAs

answered 12 mins ago

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You need the "-r" for copying a directory.

answered Jul 29 '12 at 19:59

tripledes

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I think I misunderstood you, you don't need the contents, just the xattr. If it was for SELinux, you could use chcon referencing the original directory (A).
â€“Â tripledes
Jul 29 '12 at 20:38

-r implies copy of all subdirectories and files in them... I do not want to copy whole tree... I want to copy attributes for only one and only one directory - without affecting it's contents.
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 29 '12 at 21:20

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5 Answers
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5 Answers
5

active

oldest

votes

up vote
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accepted

After quite a bit of trial and error on the commandline, I think I've found the answer. But it isn't a cp-related answer.

rsync -ptgo -A -X -d --no-recursive --exclude=* first-dir/ second-dir

This does:

-p, --perms preserve permissions
-t, --times preserve modification times
-o, --owner preserve owner (super-user only)
-g, --group preserve group
-d, --dirs transfer directories without recursing
-A, --acls preserve ACLs (implies --perms)
-X, --xattrs preserve extended attributes
 --no-recursive disables recursion

For reference

 --no-OPTION turn off an implied OPTION (e.g. --no-D)
-r, --recursive recurse into directories

edited Jul 31 '12 at 18:45

jw013

35.2k698123

answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:20

killermist

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That last edit is definitely a hit there. With or without a / on the second-dir, that finally does exactly what is asked, it looks like.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:50

The trailing slash only makes a difference on the first argument, not the second. It's explained in the 3rd or 4th paragraph of the USAGE section of the rsync(1) man page.
â€“Â jw013
Jul 31 '12 at 18:51

@jw013 After reading the rsync documentation repeatedly, months ago, my conclusion was that the trailing slashes were an implied "into", whether in the first (second, third, etc) or last argument. But then again, I often end my commands with a / on the last argument to imply/demand an "into" affect.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:58

My gut feeling to copy all directory attributes and no regular file would be rsync -a -AX --include='*/' --exclude='*'. I haven't tested.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:11

@jw013 Thanks on helping get this answer dialed in. I tried SO many options on my little sandbox test environment, and kept coming close, but having some part of it not work right.
â€“Â killermist
Aug 1 '12 at 17:04

Â |Â
show 1 more comment

up vote
12
down vote

accepted

After quite a bit of trial and error on the commandline, I think I've found the answer. But it isn't a cp-related answer.

rsync -ptgo -A -X -d --no-recursive --exclude=* first-dir/ second-dir

This does:

-p, --perms preserve permissions
-t, --times preserve modification times
-o, --owner preserve owner (super-user only)
-g, --group preserve group
-d, --dirs transfer directories without recursing
-A, --acls preserve ACLs (implies --perms)
-X, --xattrs preserve extended attributes
 --no-recursive disables recursion

For reference

 --no-OPTION turn off an implied OPTION (e.g. --no-D)
-r, --recursive recurse into directories

edited Jul 31 '12 at 18:45

jw013

35.2k698123

answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:20

killermist

939922

That last edit is definitely a hit there. With or without a / on the second-dir, that finally does exactly what is asked, it looks like.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:50

The trailing slash only makes a difference on the first argument, not the second. It's explained in the 3rd or 4th paragraph of the USAGE section of the rsync(1) man page.
â€“Â jw013
Jul 31 '12 at 18:51

@jw013 After reading the rsync documentation repeatedly, months ago, my conclusion was that the trailing slashes were an implied "into", whether in the first (second, third, etc) or last argument. But then again, I often end my commands with a / on the last argument to imply/demand an "into" affect.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:58

My gut feeling to copy all directory attributes and no regular file would be rsync -a -AX --include='*/' --exclude='*'. I haven't tested.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:11

@jw013 Thanks on helping get this answer dialed in. I tried SO many options on my little sandbox test environment, and kept coming close, but having some part of it not work right.
â€“Â killermist
Aug 1 '12 at 17:04

Â |Â
show 1 more comment

up vote
12
down vote

accepted

After quite a bit of trial and error on the commandline, I think I've found the answer. But it isn't a cp-related answer.

rsync -ptgo -A -X -d --no-recursive --exclude=* first-dir/ second-dir

This does:

-p, --perms preserve permissions
-t, --times preserve modification times
-o, --owner preserve owner (super-user only)
-g, --group preserve group
-d, --dirs transfer directories without recursing
-A, --acls preserve ACLs (implies --perms)
-X, --xattrs preserve extended attributes
 --no-recursive disables recursion

For reference

 --no-OPTION turn off an implied OPTION (e.g. --no-D)
-r, --recursive recurse into directories

edited Jul 31 '12 at 18:45

jw013

35.2k698123

answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:20

killermist

939922

After quite a bit of trial and error on the commandline, I think I've found the answer. But it isn't a cp-related answer.

rsync -ptgo -A -X -d --no-recursive --exclude=* first-dir/ second-dir

This does:

-p, --perms preserve permissions
-t, --times preserve modification times
-o, --owner preserve owner (super-user only)
-g, --group preserve group
-d, --dirs transfer directories without recursing
-A, --acls preserve ACLs (implies --perms)
-X, --xattrs preserve extended attributes
 --no-recursive disables recursion

For reference

 --no-OPTION turn off an implied OPTION (e.g. --no-D)
-r, --recursive recurse into directories

edited Jul 31 '12 at 18:45

jw013

35.2k698123

answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:20

killermist

939922

edited Jul 31 '12 at 18:45

jw013

35.2k698123

edited Jul 31 '12 at 18:45

jw013

35.2k698123

edited Jul 31 '12 at 18:45

jw013

35.2k698123

answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:20

killermist

939922

answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:20

killermist

939922

answered Jul 31 '12 at 16:20

killermist

939922

That last edit is definitely a hit there. With or without a / on the second-dir, that finally does exactly what is asked, it looks like.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:50

The trailing slash only makes a difference on the first argument, not the second. It's explained in the 3rd or 4th paragraph of the USAGE section of the rsync(1) man page.
â€“Â jw013
Jul 31 '12 at 18:51

@jw013 After reading the rsync documentation repeatedly, months ago, my conclusion was that the trailing slashes were an implied "into", whether in the first (second, third, etc) or last argument. But then again, I often end my commands with a / on the last argument to imply/demand an "into" affect.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:58

My gut feeling to copy all directory attributes and no regular file would be rsync -a -AX --include='*/' --exclude='*'. I haven't tested.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:11

@jw013 Thanks on helping get this answer dialed in. I tried SO many options on my little sandbox test environment, and kept coming close, but having some part of it not work right.
â€“Â killermist
Aug 1 '12 at 17:04

Â |Â
show 1 more comment

That last edit is definitely a hit there. With or without a / on the second-dir, that finally does exactly what is asked, it looks like.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:50

The trailing slash only makes a difference on the first argument, not the second. It's explained in the 3rd or 4th paragraph of the USAGE section of the rsync(1) man page.
â€“Â jw013
Jul 31 '12 at 18:51

@jw013 After reading the rsync documentation repeatedly, months ago, my conclusion was that the trailing slashes were an implied "into", whether in the first (second, third, etc) or last argument. But then again, I often end my commands with a / on the last argument to imply/demand an "into" affect.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:58

My gut feeling to copy all directory attributes and no regular file would be rsync -a -AX --include='*/' --exclude='*'. I haven't tested.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:11

@jw013 Thanks on helping get this answer dialed in. I tried SO many options on my little sandbox test environment, and kept coming close, but having some part of it not work right.
â€“Â killermist
Aug 1 '12 at 17:04

That last edit is definitely a hit there. With or without a / on the second-dir, that finally does exactly what is asked, it looks like.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:50

The trailing slash only makes a difference on the first argument, not the second. It's explained in the 3rd or 4th paragraph of the USAGE section of the rsync(1) man page.
â€“Â jw013
Jul 31 '12 at 18:51

@jw013 After reading the rsync documentation repeatedly, months ago, my conclusion was that the trailing slashes were an implied "into", whether in the first (second, third, etc) or last argument. But then again, I often end my commands with a / on the last argument to imply/demand an "into" affect.
â€“Â killermist
Jul 31 '12 at 18:58

My gut feeling to copy all directory attributes and no regular file would be rsync -a -AX --include='*/' --exclude='*'. I haven't tested.
â€“Â Gilles
Jul 31 '12 at 19:11

@jw013 Thanks on helping get this answer dialed in. I tried SO many options on my little sandbox test environment, and kept coming close, but having some part of it not work right.
â€“Â killermist
Aug 1 '12 at 17:04

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0
down vote

chmod --reference=first-dir second-dir

answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:23

Etienne DublÃ©

2

This won't work recursively, and I believe it will not copy ACLs or extended attributes.
â€“Â Mat
Nov 29 '12 at 17:17

It's not supposed to be recursive: The OP asked for "not the directory contents itself", and the accepted answer tells rsync --no-recursive. The problem with this answer is that it doesn't do ACLs or XATTRs.
â€“Â ShadSterling
Oct 6 '16 at 12:51

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up vote
0
down vote

chmod --reference=first-dir second-dir

answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:23

Etienne DublÃ©

2

This won't work recursively, and I believe it will not copy ACLs or extended attributes.
â€“Â Mat
Nov 29 '12 at 17:17

It's not supposed to be recursive: The OP asked for "not the directory contents itself", and the accepted answer tells rsync --no-recursive. The problem with this answer is that it doesn't do ACLs or XATTRs.
â€“Â ShadSterling
Oct 6 '16 at 12:51

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up vote
0
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chmod --reference=first-dir second-dir

answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:23

Etienne DublÃ©

chmod --reference=first-dir second-dir

answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:23

Etienne DublÃ©

answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:23

Etienne DublÃ©

answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:23

Etienne DublÃ©

answered Nov 29 '12 at 15:23

Etienne DublÃ©

2

This won't work recursively, and I believe it will not copy ACLs or extended attributes.
â€“Â Mat
Nov 29 '12 at 17:17

It's not supposed to be recursive: The OP asked for "not the directory contents itself", and the accepted answer tells rsync --no-recursive. The problem with this answer is that it doesn't do ACLs or XATTRs.
â€“Â ShadSterling
Oct 6 '16 at 12:51

add a commentÂ |Â

2

This won't work recursively, and I believe it will not copy ACLs or extended attributes.
â€“Â Mat
Nov 29 '12 at 17:17

It's not supposed to be recursive: The OP asked for "not the directory contents itself", and the accepted answer tells rsync --no-recursive. The problem with this answer is that it doesn't do ACLs or XATTRs.
â€“Â ShadSterling
Oct 6 '16 at 12:51

This won't work recursively, and I believe it will not copy ACLs or extended attributes.
â€“Â Mat
Nov 29 '12 at 17:17

It's not supposed to be recursive: The OP asked for "not the directory contents itself", and the accepted answer tells rsync --no-recursive. The problem with this answer is that it doesn't do ACLs or XATTRs.
â€“Â ShadSterling
Oct 6 '16 at 12:51

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
0
down vote

cp -rfp from_dir to_dir

-r - recursive

-f - force

-p - preserve attributes: mode, ownership, timestamps

edited Jul 4 '14 at 13:48

slmâ™¦

240k66499668

answered Jul 4 '14 at 13:36

burtsevyg

1112

Also need --attributes-only
â€“Â smremde
Oct 14 '17 at 21:11

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up vote
0
down vote

cp -rfp from_dir to_dir

-r - recursive

-f - force

-p - preserve attributes: mode, ownership, timestamps

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slmâ™¦

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burtsevyg

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Also need --attributes-only
â€“Â smremde
Oct 14 '17 at 21:11

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cp -rfp from_dir to_dir

-r - recursive

-f - force

-p - preserve attributes: mode, ownership, timestamps

edited Jul 4 '14 at 13:48

slmâ™¦

240k66499668

answered Jul 4 '14 at 13:36

burtsevyg

1112

cp -rfp from_dir to_dir

-r - recursive

-f - force

-p - preserve attributes: mode, ownership, timestamps

edited Jul 4 '14 at 13:48

slmâ™¦

240k66499668

answered Jul 4 '14 at 13:36

burtsevyg

1112

edited Jul 4 '14 at 13:48

slmâ™¦

240k66499668

edited Jul 4 '14 at 13:48

slmâ™¦

240k66499668

edited Jul 4 '14 at 13:48

slmâ™¦

240k66499668

answered Jul 4 '14 at 13:36

burtsevyg

1112

answered Jul 4 '14 at 13:36

burtsevyg

1112

answered Jul 4 '14 at 13:36

burtsevyg

1112

Also need --attributes-only
â€“Â smremde
Oct 14 '17 at 21:11

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Also need --attributes-only
â€“Â smremde
Oct 14 '17 at 21:11

Also need --attributes-only
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pxattr -lR A > tmp.EAs

(edit the first line of tmp.EAs to change the A directory to B, s/A/B/)

pxattr -S tmp.EAs

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pxattr -lR A > tmp.EAs

(edit the first line of tmp.EAs to change the A directory to B, s/A/B/)

pxattr -S tmp.EAs

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pxattr -lR A > tmp.EAs

(edit the first line of tmp.EAs to change the A directory to B, s/A/B/)

pxattr -S tmp.EAs

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pxattr -lR A > tmp.EAs

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pxattr -S tmp.EAs

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You need the "-r" for copying a directory.

answered Jul 29 '12 at 19:59

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I think I misunderstood you, you don't need the contents, just the xattr. If it was for SELinux, you could use chcon referencing the original directory (A).
â€“Â tripledes
Jul 29 '12 at 20:38

-r implies copy of all subdirectories and files in them... I do not want to copy whole tree... I want to copy attributes for only one and only one directory - without affecting it's contents.
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You need the "-r" for copying a directory.

answered Jul 29 '12 at 19:59

tripledes

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I think I misunderstood you, you don't need the contents, just the xattr. If it was for SELinux, you could use chcon referencing the original directory (A).
â€“Â tripledes
Jul 29 '12 at 20:38

-r implies copy of all subdirectories and files in them... I do not want to copy whole tree... I want to copy attributes for only one and only one directory - without affecting it's contents.
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 29 '12 at 21:20

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You need the "-r" for copying a directory.

answered Jul 29 '12 at 19:59

tripledes

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You need the "-r" for copying a directory.

answered Jul 29 '12 at 19:59

tripledes

1,01779

answered Jul 29 '12 at 19:59

tripledes

1,01779

answered Jul 29 '12 at 19:59

tripledes

1,01779

answered Jul 29 '12 at 19:59

tripledes

1,01779

2

I think I misunderstood you, you don't need the contents, just the xattr. If it was for SELinux, you could use chcon referencing the original directory (A).
â€“Â tripledes
Jul 29 '12 at 20:38

-r implies copy of all subdirectories and files in them... I do not want to copy whole tree... I want to copy attributes for only one and only one directory - without affecting it's contents.
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 29 '12 at 21:20

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2

I think I misunderstood you, you don't need the contents, just the xattr. If it was for SELinux, you could use chcon referencing the original directory (A).
â€“Â tripledes
Jul 29 '12 at 20:38

-r implies copy of all subdirectories and files in them... I do not want to copy whole tree... I want to copy attributes for only one and only one directory - without affecting it's contents.
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 29 '12 at 21:20

I think I misunderstood you, you don't need the contents, just the xattr. If it was for SELinux, you could use chcon referencing the original directory (A).
â€“Â tripledes
Jul 29 '12 at 20:38

-r implies copy of all subdirectories and files in them... I do not want to copy whole tree... I want to copy attributes for only one and only one directory - without affecting it's contents.
â€“Â Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
Jul 29 '12 at 21:20

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