Re: [newbie] copy all

2002-03-28 Thread dfox
> files for a drive to drive exchange. I searched the archive but to no avail. > I can't remember the subject line so I hope someone will have the info at Bill - I posted it just a few minutes ago, in response to another reply in the thread. What you might try, assuming the other drive

Re: [newbie] copy all

2002-03-28 Thread dfox
> su > cd / > tar cvf foo.tar * --exclude /mnt/* > cp foo.tar /mnt/other_drive > cd /mnt/other_drive > tar xf foo.tar > > Sorry, can't check this, as I only have a few hundred MB left on my hard disk! All the better to use a pipe, then. The above is OK but you have to be able to store the tarbal

Re: [newbie] copy all

2002-03-28 Thread Robin Turner
On Thursday 28 March 2002 20:16, Bill Winegarden wrote: > Hi, > A while back someone gave the command for a total, recursive copy of all > files for a drive to drive exchange. I searched the archive but to no > avail. I can't remember the subject line so I hope someone will have the > info a

[newbie] copy all

2002-03-28 Thread Bill Winegarden
Hi, A while back someone gave the command for a total, recursive copy of all files for a drive to drive exchange. I searched the archive but to no avail. I can't remember the subject line so I hope someone will have the info at hand. tia, Bill W. Want to buy your Pack or Ser