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`cp -al` snapshot whose hard links get directed to a new file when edited
I am trying to take snapshots of a massive folder regularly.
I have read here: http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/#Incremental
that cp -al takes a snapshot of a folder by simply ...
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Can I get the backup option of cp and mv to work with directories?
--backup[=CONTROL]
make a backup of each existing destination file
The man page does say that it works on file. It doesn't seem to have any effect on directories. Is there anyway to make this ...
