Paul,
Don't use the *.*
Not all files have a period

I think what you want:
'cp  -a   /apath   /bpath/'
It will create '/bpath/apath'

Blake

Thanks Blake
I'll give that a try.

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While I got you on the line what is the deal with
over 100 GB USB hard drives? I can't find one that works.

Paul Lamar