On Wed, May 31, 2000 at 04:50:27AM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > im not a cpio guru but the method i used was: > > find /usr | cpio -padmv /mnt/usr
Best to always use -xdev and -depth on find for a cpio. The -xdev keeps it from crossing devices, and -depth goes down directories before the directory itself. This prevents a problem with directories that can't be written to. Also, _never_ use the -a option to cpio. It resets the access time on the file, at the expense of making the ctime on the file the current time. This makes any decent backup program treat the files as new. By not specifying the -a option, you lose one small piece of information, but you get to keep something much more useful. David Brown
