Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 08:03:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <FreeBSD-Ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: using tar Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95.960810080224.2310A-100000@channel.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <11835.839654317@time.cdrom.com>
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On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > I want to use tar to move a directory hierarchy, but I want to do it > > without using a temp directory, and I don't know the syntax to make tar > > create an archive to stdout, then read from stdout to extract the acrchive > > I was all prepared to flame you for not RTFM'ing first when I noticed > that both the tar man page and `tar --help' don't document this in > their descriptions of the -f flag. For Shame. > > tar -cf - -C $SRCDIR . | tar xpf - -C $DESTDIR I know, I did rtfm. Now I'll add this to tar man page, ok? > > Will do the trick. > > Jordan > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and n3lxx, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 2.2 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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