Help with Copy -> Replace/Merge ?

[patriotaki]

How can I copy and paste/replace on another drive BUT always replace the files/folder.
I am aware of the Merge function but this does not work for me since I need to always replace the files and not keep the newest version of the file.

I am looking for a replace method similar to windows.

 

[patriotaki]

Source
test
-1.txt
-subfolder
--2.txt

Destination
test
-1.txt
-subfolder
--2.txt
--3.txt

will result in
test
-1.txt
-subfolder
--2.txt

To give you a better understanding what I'm dealing with is update packages. That means I have many update patches folders that need to be transferred to the installation folder to replace the destination files but also keep the other files/subfolders intact.

 

[appltech]

Try sudo ditto

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