On Monday 30 April 2007 11:15, Carlos E. R. wrote: > The Monday 2007-04-30 at 07:14 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote: > > > Er... you should not loose any file nor link - if you use the > > > right options. Everything is saved. You might loose extended > > > attributes, though. > > > > The --preserve option of cp (along with the -d and -R) using value > > "all" plus the --attributes option will include extended attributes > > options and allow 100% faithful duplication. > > True, but I was thinking of tar and friends.
Yes. And I'm pointing out that that gap can be closed by using cp. > ... > > -- > Cheers, > Carlos E. R. Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]