$ tar lcf - / | ( cd /mnt ; tar xvfpS -)

[Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>]

I'm using this to copy a filesuyem to another partition:

 $ tar lcf - / | ( cd /mnt ; tar xvfpS -)

When comparing the new and original files, I notice these
differences:

 1- All soft links have the current time as the date; the date
    was not preserved:

lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           11 Aug 17 11:24 ftpusers -> ../ftpusers
became:
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           11 Feb  5 12:47 ftpusers -> ../ftpusers

 2- permissions on /dev/printer changed:

srwxrwxrwx   1 root     root            0 Feb  5 06:44 printer
became:
prwxrwxrwx   1 root     root            0 Feb  5 06:44 printer
  
    (This file could be a remnant of Slackware of something...)

How can I make the links have the same dates as before (just for
my peace of mind)?

Thanks,
-- 
Peter Galbraith, research scientist          <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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