RE: [cobalt-users] Copying Files

["Edward R. Milstein" <eddie@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI.  The example is missing the pipe symbols..

 mkdir /home/tmp/lib_backup
 cd /usr/lib
 tar -cf - * | (cd /home/tmp/lib_backup; tar -xvf -)
             ^
Also, using a dot instead of the wild card might be better, especially
for very large directories...


-ed-

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cobalt-users-
> admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Will DeHaan
> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 12:04 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Copying Files
> 
> Jay Fesco wrote:
> >
> > Hi All.
> >
> > I need to copy a files to my /usr/lib directory from my local
machine.
> >
> > Whats the best way to do this?
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Mark
> 
> Don't use "cp" as it will not preserve symbolic links and fill your
disk
> unnecessarily.
> 
> I prefer to use tar to copy directory trees.
> 
> As in...
> 
> mkdir /home/tmp/lib_backup
> cd /usr/lib
> tar -cf - * (cd /home/tmp/lib_backup; tar -xvf -)
> 
> > Get Webmin (www.webmin.com).
> 
> No thanks, I prefer the Cobalt admin UI.
> 
> 
> 	-- Will
> 
> --
> Will DeHaan
> Software Engineer              will.dehaan@xxxxxxx
> Sun Cobalt Server Appliances.  Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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