On Tue July 17 2007 09:32, Sunny wrote: > On 7/17/07, Russell Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you use tar, use the -a option to preserve special devices, etc. > > See the man page. > > I do not see -a option in man tar? What do I miss?
It's an option of "cp" not of "tar". If you use tar, you should include the option -p while extracting to preserve all settings. -- Carlos FL Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my disk? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
