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From: "Passki, Jonathan P" <jpasski@kpmg.com>
To: "'martian@t-online.de'" <martian@t-online.de>,
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Subject: RE: how to copy directory and contents?
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 12:53:03 -0400
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> Or I find doing this very common command helpful on large data moves:

> cd /<source_dir_and_all_below_it>

I don't mean you have to cd to every directory below the source, just the
source.  It will copy all contents from the source on.  Sorry about any
confusion :/

> tar cf - . | (cd /<remote_dir>; tar xf -)
> 
> It'll may beat up on the processor and memory, and if it 
> doesn't swap too
> much, I think it would transfer less data in the move because of the
> tarring.  This saves wear and tear on your drives and disk system.
> 
> Jon
> 
> 
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