Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 12:00:54 +1000 From: "Murray Taylor" <MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au> To: "Andy Greenwood" <greenwood.andy@gmail.com>, "Don O'Neil" <don@lizardhill.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Copying a file system w/ tar - symbolic links not copied right. Message-ID: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F117C995@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of=20 > Andy Greenwood > Sent: Thursday, 11 May 2006 11:24 AM > To: Don O'Neil > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Copying a file system w/ tar - symbolic links=20 > not copied right. >=20 > # man tar >=20 > specifically, the -L option >=20 > On 5/10/06, Don O'Neil <don@lizardhill.com> wrote: > > Hi all... > > > > I'm trying to move a file system from one disk to another,=20 > and when I=20 > > do > > this: > > > > tar cf - /source/* | ( cd /destination && tar xfv - ) > > > > It copies all the files, but the symbolic links are copied=20 > as files of=20 > > 0 length, rather than re-established as links. > > > > What am I doing wrong here, or is my tar broken? > > to preserve symlinks you need to use cpio specifically the -p and -l options man cpio It is a bit of a read .... Murray Taylor Special Projects Engineer Bytecraft Systems P: +61 3 8710 2555 F: +61 3 8710 2599 D: +61 3 9238 4275 E: mtaylor@bytecraft.com.au=20 -- "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." =20 Albert Einstein=20 --=20 --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material.=20 E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. No warranties are given and no liability is accepted for any loss or damage caused by such matters. --------------------------------------------------------------- ***This Email has been scanned for Viruses by MailMarshal.***
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