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From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
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Subject: mv vs. tar
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When moving a large directory (hoping to preserve ALL modification times),
is it better/smarter to use the "mv" command, or first "tar" the directory
then "untar" it to the new location?  Some interesting debate to follow...

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