Re: cp binary cd to hd
> Question, how does a disk that can only hold 750mb of data fill a 5gb
> partition? :| I'm completely at a loss. It just *seemed* so simple.
Two things:
1) Lots of the files on the CD are in fact symbolic links, and when you
run CP it will not copy the symlinks, but the files themselves. Check
the cp man page for a switch you can pass it that tells it not to copy
the linked files, but recreate the links instead.
2) Depending on the block size of the CD and the HD, small files may
take up much more space on your HD than on the CD. I wouldn't expect
this to account for 4+ GB of space, but it can be significant.
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