Re: file system copying nightmare

[Hamish Moffatt <hamish@debian.org>]

On Sun, Feb 08, 1998 at 10:45:04PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > cp -ax /* /mnt
> > ( cd /; tar clvf - * ) | ( cd /mnt; tar xf - )
> > 
> that's because you're TELLING cp and tar to copy /mnt.  * matches
> everything, remember...so cp -af /* /mnt means copy everything in /
> (including /mnt) to /mnt.

Hmmmm. Fair enough, although counter-intuitive to me at least.


thanks,
Hamish
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