well...it worked for awhile...but stopped after an error
it said delayed error found...or something like that...
does TAR have a limit of how many files it will tar?
or will it tar as many as you want?

Greg Stewart wrote:
> 
> What was you tar syntax? Did you tar a directory from just above it? If not,
> try the following:
> 
> tar -cvpf filename.tar directoryname
> 
> -c = create
> -v = verbose
> -p = preserve (permissions)
> -f = filename (the filename must come immediately after the 'f' or the next
> argument becomes the filename)
> 
> Does this help? Or was this what you had done?
> 
> --Greg
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "KompuKit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> > I want to save and/or transfer my whole public_html
> > directory
> > to another drive on my computer...(have two)
> > However, my public_html dir is very large, and I definitly
> > want to save/transfer this whole dir...and at the same time,
> > keep all case in tact...(upper/lower case) of
> > filenames/directories.
> >
> > The last time I did this (using KFM) (thought it would be
> > quicker),
> > all the cases were changed somehow....and I don't want this
> > to
> > happen this time...so HOW...do I do this....and save the
> > case of all filenames/dirs ???????????????
> >
> > [note] tried to do it with tar but it wouldn't...
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