RE: Copying a file system w/ tar - symbolic links not copied right - More info

2006-05-11 Thread Don O'Neil
e dump a try. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip > Hallstrom > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:35 AM > To: Don O'Neil > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Copying a file system w/ tar -

RE: Copying a file system w/ tar - symbolic links not copied right - More info

2006-05-11 Thread Philip Hallstrom
L PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Hallstrom Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:35 AM To: Don O'Neil Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Copying a file system w/ tar - symbolic links not copied right - More info Hi all... Ok... More info for the puzzle. I'm trying to move a f

RE: Copying a file system w/ tar - symbolic links not copied right - More info

2006-05-11 Thread Don O'Neil
ons@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Copying a file system w/ tar - symbolic links not copied right - More info > Hi all... > > Ok... More info for the puzzle. > > I'm trying to move a file system from one disk to another, and when I > do > this: > > tar cf - /source/* | ( c

Re: Copying a file system w/ tar - symbolic links not copied right - More info

2006-05-11 Thread Philip Hallstrom
Hi all... Ok... More info for the puzzle. I'm trying to move a file system from one disk to another, and when I do this: tar cf - /source/* | ( cd /destination && tar xfv - ) It copies all the files, but the symbolic links are copied as files of 0 length, rather than re-established as link