On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 11:58:46PM -0800, Linux Dev wrote: > > I need to copy some very large directories to a new > 100 Gb HDD. I would like to know, what is the safe > way to copy 13Gb data directory to another hard disk ? > > Anybody faced this situation ? > ---end quoted text---
Not 13 gig, but 10 gig yes, when I copied my whole hard disk with full distro on it, on upgrade to a 40 gig. All, I did was 'cp -a' which in effect is 'cp -dpR' and would be recursive across directories, with no following of sym-links and preservation of all permissions. Just ny 2p Bish -- : ####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]####################### Sub : Line numbering your programs (#4) LOST #154 Want a listing of your program with line numbers ? Use `less -N my-file' to achieve the same effect with less. This is useful when you want to browse a file with line nos but do not want to save it that way. ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>####################################### : ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
