From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 10 20:07:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D92ED16A4CE for ; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:07:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from redtick.homeunix.com (adsl-67-66-93-72.dsl.okcyok.swbell.net [67.66.93.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C67F43D58 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:07:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from boxend@redtick.homeunix.com) Received: from redtick.homeunix.com (localhost.homeunix.com [127.0.0.1]) i7AK5F4t031405; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:05:15 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from boxend@redtick.homeunix.com) Received: (from boxend@localhost) by redtick.homeunix.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i7AK5EX9031404; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:05:15 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from boxend) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:05:14 -0500 From: Mark To: Gary Mulder Message-ID: <20040810200514.GA31388@redtick.homeunix.com> References: <200408101500.i7AF0FnR029952@redtick.homeunix.com> <4.2.0.58.20040810142800.00b908d0@mail.infotechfl.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20040810142800.00b908d0@mail.infotechfl.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: linking X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:07:02 -0000 Thanks for the help. now for a buildworld. On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 02:37:10PM -0400, Gary Mulder wrote: > > > > >Say you want to move /usr/local to live in /muz, where you have scads of > >space. Do the following. > > (I have my own naming convention that helps me keep track of things > > you can name things as you like - but try to be mnemonic). > > or alternatively do (and preferably from single user mode, with a "mount > -a" to mount all of the fs): > > cd /usr > tar cf - ./local | (cd /muz; tar xf -) > find ./local -type f -exec cksum {} \; > /var/tmp/cksums_usr > cd /muz > find ./local -type f -exec cksum {} \; > /var/tmp/cksums_muz > diff /var/tmp/cksums_* > > (the cksum output files should be identical...) > > rm -r /usr/local > ln -s /muz/local /usr/local > > Gary > > > > -- > Gary Mulder > Info Tech, Inc. > 5700 SW 34th Street, Suite 1235 Phone: (352) 381-4400 > Gainesville, FL 32608 Fax: (352) 381-4444 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ********** The information contained in this communication is confidential, private, proprietary, or otherwise privileged and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately. ********** ==============================================================================