Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 11:08:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: FreeBSD Questions LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: mv directoryhere [vs.] tar/untar Message-ID: <20020521105704.N196-100000@66-75-1-142.san.rr.com>
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A question somewhat along the lines of whichcamefirstchickenoregg but also along the lines of preference... When moving a large directory (for example, from my mounted /msdos directory to my FreeBSD mount), in the interest of time and data integrity, is it better to mv a directory or tar it to, then "untar" it in, the new location? I might have recently damaged some mp3 files during a huge "mv" process by frequently interrupting it with ctrl-z (suspend), "bg %1" (for example), and SIGHUP and/or killing the process. Final comment... isn't there a "smart" mv command or flag that interweaves subdirectories together (i.e. if one already exists at the destination)? -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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