Re: moving filesystem

[zdrysdal@diagnostic.co.nz]

then how would i refrain from copying the lost+found file whilst using the
cp -a or cpio commands?






"Jens B. Jorgensen" <jens.jorgensen@cmgisolutions.com> on 27/04/2000
04:05:47

To:   Zane Drysdale/Diagnostic Labs/64
cc:   debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject:  Re: moving filesystem




The lost+found directory is created for use by fsck. When fsck runs if it
finds
orphaned fragments and things like that it will put them into lost+found,
creating a
file for each cohesive chunk. So, you probably don't need to copy it from
/home to
/images.

zdrysdal@diagnostic.co.nz wrote:

> Hi
>
> i am moving /home to an existing file system, /images, either by :
>
> cp !)a /home /images
> or
> find /home !)xdev | cpio !)padm /images
>
> My concern is the lost+found directory... should i retain it on the
/images
> filesystem or delete it or what?
>
> thanx
>
> Zane
>
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