#! /bin/sh
# cpdir - copies an existing directory (and subtree) to a new dir
#   Rex Sanders, USGS Pacific Marine Geology
if [ $# -ne 2 ]
then
  echo "Usage:  cpdir olddir newdir"
  exit 1
fi
owd=`pwd`
if test -d $2
then
  cd $1 &&  tar cf - . | ( cd $owd; cd $2; tar xf - )
else
  mkdir $2 &&  cd $1 &&  tar cf - . | ( cd $owd; cd $2; tar xf - )
fi
