I want to transfer data from my old mac book pro to my new macbook pro

hi Guys,
i purchased a new macbook pro with retins display and i already started using it. Now i want to transfer the old setting and data from my old mac book pro to the new one.
how can i do that, since the message that pops up when the mac is new that gives you options to chose where to transfer files is gone
please help

yes - it's the same as setup assistant which is the one that pops up when you first set up your macbook.
have a look here:  http://pondini.org/OSX/Setup.html

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