>> tar handles symbolic links properly, whereas >> cp will "copy through" the contents of the link. > > Also true for cp -R? :-)
> No, but not all systems have "cp -R", although > FreeBSD does. Likewise for the "-p" or > "--preserve-permissions" option... tar requires two executions, one to create the archive and one to remove it. This has advantages and disadvantages. cpio -p can do it in one pass, but requires that you expand the directories with find or provide a list file. Again, sometimes a good thing, sometimes not. cpio can also create a tree of links if you are on the same file system. Useful for moving large files with minimal disk activity (remove the original links afterwards). Mark Terribile __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"