ditto:tldr:4a90e
ditto: Copy a given file or directory, while retaining the original file permissions.
$ ditto -rsrc ${path-to-source_directory} ${path-to-destination_directory}
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The ditto command is a command-line tool used in macOS and Mac OS X to copy files, directories, and their attributes from one location to another.
Here is an explanation of the command you provided:
ditto: This is the command itself, used to invoke the ditto tool.-rsrc: This is an option or flag that indicates to the ditto command to preserve resource forks and HFS metadata while copying files. Resource forks are used by older Mac applications to store additional data associated with a file.${path-to-source_directory}: This is the path to the source directory you want to copy. You need to replace${path-to-source_directory}with the actual path or directory you want to copy. For example,/Users/username/Documents/source_directory.${path-to-destination_directory}: This is the path to the destination directory where you want to copy the files. You need to replace${path-to-destination_directory}with the actual path or directory. For example,/Users/username/Documents/destination_directory.
Therefore, this command tells the ditto tool to copy the source directory and its contents, including resource forks and HFS metadata, to the destination directory.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.