Re: tar, cpio, or cp?

["Frere Roy" <frereroy@taize.fr>]

>    tar cf /path | ( cd other/path ; tar xvf -)
>    cp -a /path /other/path

> Are there real differences between the three?  What about symlinks,
> hard links, empty dirs, devices?  I know, I could read the manuals,

Your question prompted me to think about the way I make backups of my 
Debian system to tape.

I use:  tar cvf /dev/st0 . 

Could someone on the list please tell me if I can restore my complete 
working system from the archive made in this fashion - or suggest a 
better way !

Thanks, Frere Roy

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