On 02/21/2012 10:28, Devin Teske wrote: > Why can't you mount the disc on /mnt and then use tar after mounting the disk > to copy the files from /mnt to /destdir ... > > tar cpf - -C /mnt . | tar xvpf - -C /destdir > > That will preserve hard links, symlinks, permissions, and times (and doesn't > require rsync). > > There are other methods involving cpio, but I find tar to be nice.
Just FYI, a trick using cpio which Julian once taught me: find . -depth | cpio -pdmluv /destination/dir/here -- Dave Robison Sales Solution Architect II FIS Banking Solutions 510/621-2089 (w) 530/518-5194 (c) 510/621-2020 (f) da...@vicor.com david.robi...@fisglobal.com _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
