Some time ago it was rumored that cp cannot copy files with holes, it just fills the holes :-( There's even a package to work around this, perforate. Is it still true that cp -a cannot preserve holes? Carlos -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .