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macOS command-line tools you might not know about

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2039 points Gadiguibou | 3 comments | 27 Jun 23 12:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.656s | source
1. mechanicker ◴[27 Jun 23 13:48 UTC] No.36492709[source]▶
Use ‘ditto’ for copying directories. It is fast!

https://osxdaily.com/2014/06/11/use-ditto-copy-files-directo...

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2. cpach ◴[27 Jun 23 14:24 UTC] No.36493264[source]▶
Ditto can also be useful for backup and restore since, AFAICT, it preserves file meta data. (Unlike rsync for example.)
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3. desro ◴[28 Jun 23 20:57 UTC] No.36512477[source]▶
`ditto` will also preserve resource forks, which is occasionally necessary for not breaking apps or installer pkgs. I've had to use it when doing a semi-automated deployment of some zipped-up software to a hundred or so Macs via bash over ARD. `ditto -xkv`