cp -a (equivalent to cp -dpR, iirc) should preserve links, but if
it doesn't work, (cd /source;tar cf - ./)|(cd /dest;tar xvf -) might do as
well.
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Matt Housh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MicroComputer Specialist University of Tulsa
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On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Ed Ewing wrote:
> Trying to move /usr directory to a second hard drive. When doing cp -r -p *
> am receiving errors that: "cannot copy cyclic symbolic link".
>
> Is there a way to move the directory intact or do the links need to be
> recreated?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>
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