Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..

[Jeff Waugh]

> rsync is really nice for copying this stuff. Handles device files
> soft/hard links no problem and will work between hosts. Best thing since
> sliced bread! :)))

I was amused by Tridge's claim (at linux.conf.au) that his TiVos (and by
extension, all computers) are only useful once given the ability to rsync.

;) - Jeff


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Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..

[Michael Covi]

rsync is really nice for copying this stuff. Handles device files
soft/hard links no problem and will work between hosts. Best thing since
sliced bread! :)))

On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Howard Lowndes wrote:

> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:13:31 +1000 (EST)
> From: Howard Lowndes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..
> 
> In fact you shouldn't be doing it at all unless you are running under
> something like tomsrtbt or the Linuxcare CD.  Then you have no probs about
> /proc or anything other than what is strictly on the HDD.
> 
> -- 
> Howard.
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> 
> On 26 Mar 2001, Herbert Xu wrote:
> 
> > Angus Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > > it may be a little safer than cp -a (devices, not copying /proc, etc)
> > > and it would even preserve access times on files ;)
> > 
> > cp -a should be safe for devices, but you do have to unmount /proc and the
> > like.  It also preserves access times/modification times, but not the
> > status change times.
> > 
> 


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Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..

[Herbert Xu]

Mike Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 26 Mar 2001, Herbert Xu wrote:

>> cp -a should be safe for devices, but you do have to unmount /proc and the

> No need. Use -x.

Not if you want to include other file systems, e.g., /usr.
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Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..

[Herbert Xu]

On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 04:13:31PM +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> In fact you shouldn't be doing it at all unless you are running under
> something like tomsrtbt or the Linuxcare CD.  Then you have no probs about

Single user mode works for me.
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Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..

[Mike Holland]

On 26 Mar 2001, Herbert Xu wrote:

> Angus Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > it may be a little safer than cp -a (devices, not copying /proc, etc)
> > and it would even preserve access times on files ;)
> 
> cp -a should be safe for devices, but you do have to unmount /proc and the

No need. Use -x.

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Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..

[Howard Lowndes]

In fact you shouldn't be doing it at all unless you are running under
something like tomsrtbt or the Linuxcare CD.  Then you have no probs about
/proc or anything other than what is strictly on the HDD.

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On 26 Mar 2001, Herbert Xu wrote:

> Angus Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > it may be a little safer than cp -a (devices, not copying /proc, etc)
> > and it would even preserve access times on files ;)
> 
> cp -a should be safe for devices, but you do have to unmount /proc and the
> like.  It also preserves access times/modification times, but not the
> status change times.
> 


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Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..

[Herbert Xu]

Angus Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> it may be a little safer than cp -a (devices, not copying /proc, etc)
> and it would even preserve access times on files ;)

cp -a should be safe for devices, but you do have to unmount /proc and the
like.  It also preserves access times/modification times, but not the
status change times.
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Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..

[Mike Holland]

On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Angus Lees wrote:

> it may be a little safer than cp -a (devices, not copying /proc, etc)
> and it would even preserve access times on files ;)

Angus, "cp -a" will do all that. Dont forget the "-x" to stay on the one
filesystem (not cross mount-points).
  In fact the "-a" so totally changes cp, that it ought perhaps to be a
different command. Like "ln -s".

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[SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..

[Angus Lees]

\begin{Alan Lee}
> I am required to upgrade a clients HDD, under linux.  Currently, he has a
> 2gb HDD.. and its about full.. and he now has a 30gb HDD... whats the best
> way to transfer the data from one drive to the other?  I saw a command,
> about 6-8 weeks ago, in this list, but I lost a few hundred mails just the
> other week.. dang microsoft!

also, "parted" can do a "copy partition and then resize it" on ext2.

it may be a little safer than cp -a (devices, not copying /proc, etc)
and it would even preserve access times on files ;)

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