rsync is really nice for copying this stuff. Handles device files
soft/hard links no problem and will work between hosts. Best thing since
sliced bread! :)))
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:13:31 +1000 (EST)
> From: Howard Lowndes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Re: Ghosting HDD's..
>
> In fact you shouldn't be doing it at all unless you are running under
> something like tomsrtbt or the Linuxcare CD. Then you have no probs about
> /proc or anything other than what is strictly on the HDD.
>
> --
> Howard.
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> On 26 Mar 2001, Herbert Xu wrote:
>
> > Angus Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > it may be a little safer than cp -a (devices, not copying /proc, etc)
> > > and it would even preserve access times on files ;)
> >
> > cp -a should be safe for devices, but you do have to unmount /proc and the
> > like. It also preserves access times/modification times, but not the
> > status change times.
> >
>
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