Re: [newbie] Archiving using tar to floppy

2000-04-14 Thread Michelle Schneider

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




[newbie] Archiving using tar to floppy

2000-04-13 Thread michael coady

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