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cpio is a backup utility.

Tips

To copy an entire partition to a new one

cd /mnt/share0
find ./ -xdev -print0 | cpio -pa0V /mnt/hdb1

See Knoppix hacks, #61, p 191

cpio

-p  Run in copy-pass mode (i.e. list of files on stdin)
-a  Reset the access times of files after reading them
-0  Read a list of filenames terminated by a null character
-V  Print a "." for each file processed.

The new directories have today's date/time, but the files therein have the timestamp of the original. I think it is always easier to use rsync.

see also

Knoppix Hacks page , #61, p 191
man cpio
rsync
Linux_commands