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.th DCOPY I 8/12/77
.sh NAME
dcopy - recursively copy directory contents
.sh SYNOPSIS
dcopy [ -v ] input-directory output-directory
.sh DESCRIPTION
Copies the tree of directories and files below
.it input-directory
into
.it output-directory
(which must exist and be empty).

.lp +6 6
-v	(Verbose) - prints each filename as it is created
.i0

.it dcopy
searches the input directory,
copying each file into the output directory.
If it encounters a special file, it makes
an identical special file in the output directory.
If it encounters a directory,
it makes a corresponding one in the output directory,
and calls itself recursively.

If the caller is the super-user,
the created files and directories are given the same
owner and modification date as the originals.
.sh DIAGNOSTICS
All I/O or other errors are reported.
.sh AUTHOR
R Miller
.br
University of Wollongong
.sh BUGS
.it dcopy
breaks links and forms duplicate copies of linked files.