On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> In retrieving directories and their files back from the floppy, the tar method
> creates parallel directories to their originals. So that what was once
> /home/mrc/c becomes /home.mrc/home/mrc/c
> Is there some way one can archive to floppy so that the retrieval places the
> files back in their original directories?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Michael Coady
I use the -P option when tarring and untarring. It removes the leading "/",
make the path absolute instead of relative. This has always worked for me.
--
Michelle
