Admin/cvs-copy

 
 FROMDIR="$1"; shift
 TODIR="$1"; shift
 
 
+## GNU cp required
+
+CP=cp
+type -path gcp >/dev/null && CP=gcp
+
+
 ## main
 
 function copy ()
 {
   local PREFIX="$1"

           echo "X ${PREFIX}$NAME"
           mkdir -p "$TODIR/${PREFIX}$NAME" || fail "Bad directory '$TODIR/${PREFIX}$NAME'"
           copy "${PREFIX}$NAME/" || return "$?"
         else
           { [ ! -d "$TODIR/${PREFIX}$NAME" ] && \
-            cp -af "$FROMDIR/${PREFIX}$NAME" "$TODIR/${PREFIX}$NAME"; } || \
+            $(CP) -af "$FROMDIR/${PREFIX}$NAME" "$TODIR/${PREFIX}$NAME"; } || \
           fail "Cannot install '$TODIR/${PREFIX}$NAME'"
         fi
       fi
     done
     IFS="$ORIG_IFS"