Re: correct way to move /usr to a new partition...
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William T Wilson <fluffy@snurgle.org> writes:
> The correct sequence is:
> cd /usr
> tar cf - . | (cd /linux2a; tar xvf - )
> cp gets things subtly wrong from time to time. That includes sparse
> files, device files and pipes, and hard links. You probably won't
> encounter any of these on /usr (although you might!). But why do it wrong
> when you can do it right?
Or go the whole way:
cd /usr
find . -depth -print | cpio -pdmuV /linux2a
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Sam Vilain, sam@whoever.com
http://www.hydro.gen.nz/~sam/
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