On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, ha shao wrote: > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:10:22PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Past messages have detailed how to copy a file system from one drive to > > another, but now I need to do it across the network. Of course I need to > > preserve soft and hard links and device files. > > > > I do have a tape device here, but at 525Mb it's nowhere near big enough > > for the job. I have ssh but not rsh. > > > > rsync
specifically: rsync -apr -lH -e ssh src dst -a archive mode -p preserve permissions -r recursive -l preserve soft links -H preserve hard links -e rsh command (substitute) see rsync for syntax of src and dst. HTH, []s Mario O.de Menezes "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but IPEN-CNEN/SP is the Lord's purpose that prevails" http://curiango.ipen.br/~mario Prov. 19.21