> (cd $1; tar cf - .) | (cd $2; tar xf -) or (cd $1; find . -print | cpio -o .) | (cd $2; cpio -idu) for those without tar. What I really wish our System V people would do is put in the -r flag (for recursive) on cp(1), like Berkeley did a long time ago. -- Mikel Manitius - ...{ihnp4|akguc|attmail|indra!koura}!codas!mikel