On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:21:22 -0500 Hal Vaughan <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a 10 GB partition that is nowhere near full, less than 5 GB of data on > it (far less). Unfortunately, the partition I'd like to copy it to is 5 GB. > I can do "rsync -av" but normally I'd use DD. Is there a way to copy an > image of just the files from one drive to another? For example, an > intelligent DD that won't copy unused sectors, or will create an archive of > just the files? > > > Thanks! > > > > Hal > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > Why is cp -r /mnt/asdf /mnt/jkl unacceptable? When in doubt, use brute force. As long as the partitions are both formatted and mountable, it should work (and be faster then finding a smart dd, learning how to use it, and running it :D). -- rbmj -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
