> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Crute [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 23 March 2006 17:03 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to tar? > > > On 3/23/06, Michael Kintzios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think I need to go back to basics here to get out of a hole: > > > > I have move my /usr onto a different machine as part of a migration > > exercise, but the partition in question will barely contain it. Is > > there a way of running tar so that: > > > > 1. Only part of /usr is untarred in a different partition (all of > > /usr/*, except /usr/portage which I want to eventually > untar it and keep > > it in there). > > 2. Those directories which are untarred are also removed > from the .tgz > > file so that there is enough space left behind to untar the > /usr/portage > > directory. > > 3. Finally, /usr/portage is now untarred into the said > partition and the > > tgz file is deleted thereafter. > > > > Could you please help with the command/piping syntax? > > Hmm... basics... I would start with `man tar` and see where > that takes you.
Not very far. ;-) That's why I'm asking for some quick help. I also need to add that I was seeking answers to the above questions in the context of having access only to the new machine and three more partitions on it, all of which are smaller than the total uncompressed /usr directory. -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
