Copying whole directory trees on a running system is not easy. I would use tar instead of cp.
On source machine (note option -l, a.k.a. --one-file-system, to avoid recursion): tar -clf - / | tar -xf - -C /mnt/portable and on target machine: tar -cf - -C /mnt/portable * | tar -xf - -C /mnt/target Risto -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
