Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 09:58:10 -0600 From: Lee Crites <adonai@jump.net> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Dan Wolfe <dwolfe@zyga.com>, "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Creating a directory link from one partition to another Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970313155810.006a9ce0@jump.net>
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Doug's instructions looked to me to be right on target. I'm only going to add a comment to them... At 00:53 13-03-97 -0800, Doug White wrote: >Do the following: > >mkdir /usr/target/directory >chmod 655 /usr/target/directory >chown bin:bin /usr/target/directory >tar -cpf - -C /var/mail . | tar xpf - -C /usr/target/directory I have had some problems with this construct in the past, so I do tar copies like this: cd /source/directory tar -cf - . | ( cd /target/directory ; tar -xvf - ) I know, I know, the -C says to change to this directory before doing the work. It's a beautiful thing. And, I assume, it is valid on FreeBSD. But, unfortunately, it is not a *universal* thing. Since my scripts must work on multiple platforms, I can't use it. >The tar man page has details. THe original example didn't have the p >option on the left side, I added it just in case. Yes, this is a valuable option you should keep in mind when doing things, especially for other users, as root. It doesn't do any good if you move something and as a result change the permissions so it can't be used, right? (How many of us have been burned by that oversight?) Lee
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