> > tar cvf - * | tar xf -C ../new/ > > * doesn't match hidden files, so the copy will be incomplete.
Neil,
Interesting. I had not thought about that. I did use the above to recreate
my hard drive from one hard drive to another one. It worked well, I guess I
lucked out that I did not have any hidden files in the "old" directory.
Sean
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