Re: cpio WAS: Rearranging partitions
Martin Stromberg writes:
>
> The con regarding "cp -a" is that it's GNU cp. Versions on other systems
> fuck up symbolic links e. g.
>
I used this very same method to migrate my debian system to a new hard drive
and I agree with the above! I had /usr/local/bin setup with symbolic links
(for my own private syntax in case I forget to use the pure *nix syntax) and
the "cp -a" destroyed those links. I now have copies of the commands in place
of the links. Everything still works ok, so I'm not greatly disturbed by this
"feature" of "cp -a".
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