Mac : copying files via GUI vs terminal....

Mac : copying files via GUI vs terminal....

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The Dude

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6,546 posts

248 months

Wednesday 9th April 2008
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OK, so we all know how Mac OS treats folders as objects and so if you copy "Folder A" over another "Folder A", the contents of the old "Folder A" will be replaced entirely and not merged.

However, copying files around in the Terminal ("cp -R" etc) it's possible to merge them.

Why is there a difference? And is it possible to perform a "merge" via the GUI?

Plotloss

67,280 posts

271 months

Wednesday 9th April 2008
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The Dude said:
Why is there a difference?
Clunky front end?

Fundamentally flawed operating system?

Bad turtleneck day?

The choice is yours

The Dude

Original Poster:

6,546 posts

248 months

Wednesday 9th April 2008
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Plotloss said:
The Dude said:
Why is there a difference?
Clunky front end?

Fundamentally flawed operating system?

Bad turtleneck day?

The choice is yours
The first two are ridiculous.