On 05/23/2013 02:41 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: > If I need a brute force, bulk copy then I still don't use cp. I use tar > > cd source; tar cSf - . | ( cd dest; tar xpf - )
I remember once doing that as a way to preserve hard link relationships. It might be as old as Unix utilities can get, but tar is still useful.
-kb, the Kent who is so old he has used tar with actual tape drives. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
