Comments on: Merge two folders on Mac using Terminal and tar http://macdiggs.com/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/ Digging the watery grave and talking about PHP, Rails and tech stuff.. Thu, 17 May 2012 16:38:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: gstein http://macdiggs.com/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/comment-page-1/#comment-28129 gstein Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:56:36 +0000 http://macdiggs.com/index.php/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/#comment-28129 I'm running Leopard and trying to run security updates on Drupal site while preserving some profiles in another version--your tar technique worked great! Thanks so much! I'm running Leopard and trying to run security updates on Drupal site while preserving some profiles in another version–your tar technique worked great! Thanks so much!

]]> By: Jean-Denis http://macdiggs.com/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/comment-page-1/#comment-27823 Jean-Denis Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:12:33 +0000 http://macdiggs.com/index.php/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/#comment-27823 rtc, this is the *only* feature from Windows that might be considered worth adding to MacOS X. And even then, that's debatable. The semantics of moving something over to a place where another item is named identically is to replace it. Overloading a merge feature on it is unnecessary cognitive load, and thus potentially confusing and bad. I probably curse Windows more often for merging two directories when I wanted to replace, than MacOS when wanting to merge. That being said, merging two folders is a useful thing once in a while. And this is working solution. I personally tend to use ditto for it. I also made an automator action that invokes ditto, so I don't even have to launch the terminal. Oh BTW, how is Automator named on Windows? And maybe you can enlight me: can you change the current directory in a Windows terminal by a simple drag and drop from a regular window? And a gazillion other minor nitpicks that pile up higher than mount Everest. (no need to respond, I know the answer). rtc, this is the *only* feature from Windows that might be considered worth adding to MacOS X. And even then, that's debatable. The semantics of moving something over to a place where another item is named identically is to replace it. Overloading a merge feature on it is unnecessary cognitive load, and thus potentially confusing and bad.

I probably curse Windows more often for merging two directories when I wanted to replace, than MacOS when wanting to merge.

That being said, merging two folders is a useful thing once in a while. And this is working solution. I personally tend to use ditto for it. I also made an automator action that invokes ditto, so I don't even have to launch the terminal.

Oh BTW, how is Automator named on Windows?

And maybe you can enlight me: can you change the current directory in a Windows terminal by a simple drag and drop from a regular window?

And a gazillion other minor nitpicks that pile up higher than mount Everest.

(no need to respond, I know the answer).

]]> By: rtc http://macdiggs.com/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/comment-page-1/#comment-27628 rtc Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:00:46 +0000 http://macdiggs.com/index.php/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/#comment-27628 I came across this problem today. Officially I hate Mac's I've decided. This is just another in a series of just strange things that Mac does not do. It's mind boggling. I came across this problem today.

Officially I hate Mac's I've decided. This is just another in a series of just strange things that Mac does not do. It's mind boggling.

]]> By: Bob http://macdiggs.com/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/comment-page-1/#comment-27173 Bob Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:36:02 +0000 http://macdiggs.com/index.php/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/#comment-27173 Have a look at ECMerge. It's a diff/merge tool running on Windows & MacOS, but also Linux and Solaris. It does side by side and 3-way merge for files and folders. You can use it to merge SVN branches or any other directory. Have a look at ECMerge. It's a diff/merge tool running on Windows & MacOS, but also Linux and Solaris. It does side by side and 3-way merge for files and folders. You can use it to merge SVN branches or any other directory.

]]> By: Curtis Chambers http://macdiggs.com/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/comment-page-1/#comment-27073 Curtis Chambers Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:54:09 +0000 http://macdiggs.com/index.php/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/#comment-27073 I'd also add that at the end I'd do an "svn add * --force" to make sure that any new files that have been added are included in SVN. Sometimes there are little files many folders deep that have been added that you have no idea about since the default svn add skips folders that it already knows about. I'd also add that at the end I'd do an "svn add * –force" to make sure that any new files that have been added are included in SVN. Sometimes there are little files many folders deep that have been added that you have no idea about since the default svn add skips folders that it already knows about.

]]> By: Terrell http://macdiggs.com/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/comment-page-1/#comment-26578 Terrell Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:44:27 +0000 http://macdiggs.com/index.php/2007/12/27/merge-two-folders-on-mac-using-terminal-and-tar/#comment-26578 Very nice. I've been manually moving files around (or svn rm and svn add'ing) manually. This is obviously much better. Very nice.

I've been manually moving files around (or svn rm and svn add'ing) manually.

This is obviously much better.

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