On 3/23/06, Michael Kintzios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm... basics... I would start with `man tar` and see where > > that takes you. > > Not very far. ;-) That's why I'm asking for some quick help. I also > need to add that I was seeking answers to the above questions in the > context of having access only to the new machine and three more > partitions on it, all of which are smaller than the total uncompressed > /usr directory.
In that case I would create /usr on one filesystem and /portage on another partition then create /usr/portage and mount /portage to it then untar your file. It should look like this: /dev/hdx1 (/usr) /dev/hdx2 (/portage) /usr/portage -> /portage Seems to be the most straightforward way of doing it to me. -Mike -- ________________________________ Michael E. Crute http://mike.crute.org It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. --Douglas Adams -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
