cd source; tar cvf - .|(cd %TARGET;tar xvf -) On 2002.08.09 19:48 Cary Millsap wrote: > Look up "cp -R" (read the output of 'man cp' first). Used correctly, > this will do the recursive copy that you need. Then you can "rm -rf" the > old stuff after you copy it. CAREFUL!!! Read the man pages first. > > > Cary Millsap > Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. > http://www.hotsos.com > > Upcoming events: > - Hotsos Clinic, Oct 1-3 San Francisco, Oct 15-17 Dallas, Dec 9-11 > Honolulu > - 2003 Hotsos Symposium on OracleR System Performance, Feb 9-12 Dallas > - Next event: NCOAUG Training Day, Aug 16 Chicago > > > > -----Original Message----- > Ruggerie > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 6:23 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > I need to free about 600 MB of space on a Unix file system so that I can > create an export dump file of a database. Our sys admin is out of the > office and I am trying to move a directory (it contains sub-directories) > across file systems. According to the manual I have, mvdir only works > within a file system; and I cannot find a command to copy a directory. > Is > there a way to do this?? > > Thanks, > > Debbie Ruggerie, DBA > University of Great Falls > Great Falls, Montana > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Debra Ruggerie > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Cary Millsap > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). >
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