Re: Problem moving /usr to new partition

[Lindsay Allen <allen@cbcfreo.wa.edu.au>]

No.  If I make a file ee and eee is a hardlink to it, I get this:

elm:$ cp -la ee* /tmp
cp: cannot create link `/tmp/ee': Invalid cross-device link
cp: cannot create link `/tmp/eee': Invalid cross-device link
elm:$ ll ee*
-rw-rw-r--    2 allen    allen         902 Mar 23 19:49 ee
-rw-rw-r-

If I use "cp -a ee* /tmp" it creates two separate files.

I ran into this when copying my hard drive to a new, bigger one.

Lindsay



On Sun, 7 May 2000, ktb wrote:

> I just took another look at the manpage.  Maybe you need to use the -l
> option --
> 
> -l, --link
>               Make hard links instead of copies  of  non-directo­
>               ries.
> hth,
> kent
> 
> 
> 
> Lindsay Allen wrote:
> > 
> > For me "cp -a" does not handle hard links correctly.  It creates two
> > distinct files.  Does it work for you?
> > 
> > Lindsay
> > 
> > On Sun, 7 May 2000, ktb wrote:
> > 
> > > Just being nit picky:) 'cp -a' is sufficient  -a contains -R
> > > from the man page --
> > >
> > > -a, --archive
> > >               Preserve  as  much as possible of the structure and
> > >               attributes of the original files in the copy.   The
> > >               same as -dpR.
> > >
> > > hth,
> > > kent
> > >
> 
> 
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