On 29May2006 09:33, Chad Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| Mark Jensen wrote:
| >>Note that cp won't work, as it will miss all the hidden files.
| >
| > Funny, but I used cp -ax to copy over my home earlier this year, and it
| > worked flawlessly.
|
| Really? It got all your .bashrc, .bash_profile, .xmms, and all that?
| Last time I checked cp -a * will not pick up anything that matches .*
| I've had to use tar to make the transfer.
Yep. DON'T USE "*" !! Compare your way:
mkdir /path/to/new/home
cp -rp /your/home/* /path/to/new/home/.
which uses the * to get filenames, and which explicitly does not match
"." files, versus:
cp -rp /your/home /path/to/new/home
which doesn't bother with enumerating your files on the command line.
Just point at the top directory and copy everything.
It is both complete and easier!
The same with your tar incantations.
BTW, often there will not be room to make a distinct tar file
for the copy. It is easier (and faster!) to go:
mkdir /path/to/new/home
( cd /your/home
tar cf - .
) | ( cd /path/to/new/home
tar xf -
)
Cheers,
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