charles f. zeitler wrote:
when i copy a directory, using cp -a or cd from_dir ; tar cf - original_dir | ( cd to_dir ; \ tar xfBp - ) and check them both with tar cf - dir | sha1sum, i get different checksums ...
Alternatively, you can use "diff from_dir to_dir" to verify. Rsync is another good way to copy a whole directory tree: $ rsync -av /src /dest Rsync does it's own file-by-file verification.
