> (cd $1; tar cf - .) | (cd $2; tar xf -)
or (cd $1; find . -print | cpio -o .) | (cd $2; cpio -idu)
for those without tar.
What I really wish our System V people would do is put in the -r flag
(for recursive) on cp(1), like Berkeley did a long time ago.
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