Travis Low wrote:
> > >Transfer the information by using tar. DO NOT USE "cp"!!!! Change to the
> > root directory, and type:
> >
> > Why ?
> > cp -a works nicely and it's faster then cpio -p
>
> Because of the documentation, which states:
>
> The program accepts the following options. Also see *Note Common
> options::.
> `-a'
> `--archive'
> Preserve as much as possible of the structure and attributes of the
> original files in the copy (but do not preserve directory
> structure). Equivalent to `-dpR'.
I'm not sure what the documentation means about not preserving
directory structure. I can only presume that it means that the result
of `ls -U' isn't guaranteed to be preserved. Every other aspect of the
directory structure appears to be preserved, including hard link
relationships (which I'm fairly sure that tar/cpio won't preserve).
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Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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