Question

is there a easy way to duplicate cck field with the same propeties just to make it a diffrent name?

Answer 1

Yes there is. Edit: I see now you said cck field, but I read “cck type” instead :/

To use an existing field: See Gokul N K’s answer.
Basically you:

Go to “Manage Fields” for your content type and under Existing field, add a new label and choose the field you want to use from the dropdown.

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To duplicate an entire content type:

1. Enable the “Content Copy” module of CCK
2. Navigate to admin/content/types/export and choose the content type you wish to copy
3. Click “Export”
4. Choose all the fields you want to include in the export
5. Click “Export”
6. You will see a bunch of code output to screen in the “Export Data” box

7. The first few lines of the code need to be changed (to change name). Edit the first few lines as needed, for example:

   $content['type'] = array (
'name' => 'NEW NAME',
'type' => 'new_name',
'description' => 'A new content type with all similar properties of another',

8. Copy everything from the “Export data” box

9. Click the “Import” tab at the top of the screen (or navigate to admin/content/types/import)

10. Paste everything into the “Import data” box, make sure “Content Type” is <Create>, and click “Import”