Jack Bowling wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2001 15:48:38 -0700
> Hugo Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've got a free linux partition and I want to move /usr from my main linux
> > partition to it.
find . -mount | cpio -pvdum /top/of/new/locataion
> cp -a preserves everything.
Its my understanding that cp doesn't preserve links, only dereferences them,
which isn't the same at all. cpio on the other hand requires you feed it a list
first which makes it better than tar/cp for backing up or mirroring purposes,
imho.
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