Re: duplicating a partition

[Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>]

> i have ext2 but now i want to switch to reiserfs
> i have an empty partition, which is not being used
> now, i would like to copy the contents of /dev/hda5 (existing ext2
> partition) to /dev/hda8 (new empty reiserfs partition). but i donot know
> what is the best way to do it.
> 
> any hints?
> 
> thanx,
> amardeep
> 


I would consult the Hard-Disk-Upgrade mini-HOWTO.
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	Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>

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