When I try that I get:

cp: omitting directory `/www/docs/www.XXX.com/sports/c-bowl/'

noi wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:16:43 -0800, davida wrote this:
>
> > What I want to do is copy files from one folder to another but not create
> > the destination files and folders without creating a symbolic link to
> > them.
> >
> > The reason why is that we want to create a test site without going back to
> > the live links.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > I've tried cp --copy-contents but that still keeps the symbolic links
> > intact.
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
>
> Wouldn't that be
>
> $ cp -d /folder /foldercopy