[NTLUG:Discuss] Copy Files/Folders - Ignore Symbolic Links

[Jim Richardson]

Working on a Windows 7 computer with virus issues. I have booted the computer with a Ubuntu boot CD. I would like to copy the entire hard drive to a USB connected external drive before reinstalling the Windows 7 OS. It looks as though the drive has a lot of symbolic links and maybe a lot of unusual folder sub folders. Can I use a copy command in the terminal in Linux to copy the files/folders from the root of the drive but to ignore (don't copy) the symbolic links? Does this make sense?

Thanks,

Jim